Class # ____ : Early NA NA Culture Research
Name ______________________________________ Core 1 2 3
Activity 1: As a Table Team create an Early North American Culture Timeline
o Scan SS Textbook Pages 36 – 43
o Fill-in-the Blank the following Timeline
1. North America
2. Timeline
A_______________ Hunters Enter
North America - (C______________
Point Hunters) across the
B____________________ Land Bridge
following large prey such as
mammoths
Dog Remains found at site of bison
kill in Colorado
Pre-History
First North American Farmers
domesticate native plants such as
m_________________ (corn)
The M_____________________ Builders
o The A____________________
o The H____________________
o The M_______________________
Culture
The A___________________________ build
pueblos in Southwest North
America
3. World Events
At least _________________ years
ago
_________________ ya
I
Ice Age Ends
Sometime after ______________ ya
About __________________ ya
By about ________________ ya
o 2,7000 - ________________
o ______________ – 1500 ya
o 700 AD – ___________ AD
Rome Founded
1085 AD
1________________ AD
1_______________ AD
P___________________ Urban II calls
for C__________________________ to the
Holy Land
G___________________ Khan
establishes control in China and
Southeast Asia
Activity 2: Read pages 41 & 42 in SS Textbook. Fill-in the
following book notes.
4. In what 2 North American regions did the Mound Builders
live? ___________________________ & ___________________________________
5. The Adena settled in ___________________________________ and grew
____________________ , _________________________________ though they were mainly hunters and gatherers.
6. The Hopewell were spread over a wide area in the m________-western region. In contrast to the Adena,
the Hopewell were mainly f_____________________.
7. No one knows why the Adena and Hopewell peoples declined, but scientists have suggested that
i______________________ and/or c_____________________ change may have played a role in their decline.
8. The Mississippian Culture was the most a________________________ of the Mound Builder cultures. They
settled near r___________________________ and grew large crops including _______________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
9. The largest Mississippian village was C__________________ along the Illinois River.
10. Infer: What allowed the Mississippians to create such an advanced culture? Stable f__________ supply.
Activity 3: Watch Mound Builders - 500 Nations Video (8:10 minutes)
Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzJUkXmxSYs
11. The main mound in the Mississippian village of Cahokia was _________ stories tall,
and their leader lived on top of it.
12. What points to live by did the great leader give the people?
o Never k______________________ unless in defense of your life.
o Do not commit adultery (Be faithful to your wife.)
o Do not s____________________________
o Do not l_______ or get drunk
o Do not be avaricious (greedy)
o G_______________ generously and with joy
13. Some of the materials traded included: ______________________________________________________________________
14. Where is the Serpent Mound located? North of C____________________________________________
Activity 4: The Anasazi
Read Page 43 in SS Textbook
15. What were pueblos and what were they made of? ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. What is adobe? ___________________________________________________________________
17. The pueblos were initially located on the c__________________________ floors, and later, they were built on
the sides of cliffs.
Activity 5: Watch the Anasazi Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5pk_LRJo04
(8:53 minutes)
18. What is a kiva? ________________________________________________________
19. What stone was a key part of the Chaco Canyon economy? t__________________________
20. Where did the Mesa Verde Anasazi build their pueblo? ___________________________________________________