Ch.1: Life in the Western Hemisphere
Lesson 2 Outline
I. Early American Cultures
A. The Mound Builders
1. The Great Serpent Mound is near_______________, Ohio was built more than
_______________years ago by the_______________
_______________
2. The Mound Builders
a. culture began about_______________years ago.
b. lived_______________of the_______________River where the land is rich in
_______________, _______________soil, _______________,
and_______________.
c. were_______________who lived in settled_______________
d. main crop was_______________
3. The Mound Builders were three main_______________
a. _______________
b. _______________
c. _______________
4. Uses of mounds
a. burial place for_______________
b. honor_______________
_______________
_______________
1) many had platforms where_______________or other_______________
were held.
2) a_______________is an activity done for a special_______________or
event, such as a_______________, _______________, or _______________
5. Clues left for archaeologists to study
a. building enormous structures show they were well_______________
b. artifacts show_______________was important to builders
1) knives found in mounds were carved from_______________
called_______________that came from the Rocky_______________
2) _______________used in jewelry came from the Gulf of_______________
3) _______________came from near the Great _______________
4) _______________came from the Appalachian_______________
B. The Anasazi
1. Lived in what is now the_______________of the US
2. Name is a_______________Indian word for “______________________________”
3. Communities were located in an area today called the_______________
_______________where four present-day_______________come together
4. They grew_______________, _______________, _______________,
and_______________
5. Lived in permanent_______________
6. Dug_______________to carry water from streams to the_______________in their
fields; were the first to use_______________
7. Known as ” ______________________________” because they
carved_______________into sides of cliffs
8. They also built_______________-style buildings on the top of_______________,
which are high, flat land that rises_______________for the land around it
9. Large overhanging rocks protected them from bad_______________and from
attack by their_______________
10. A kiva is a large_______________room where important religious
_______________are held; only_______________can enter them
11. Theories about why the Anasazi disappeared
a. _______________, or a long period without_______________
b. irrigation became_______________and they had to move
12. Historians believe that the_______________peoples, including the
_______________, are descended from them
C. The Inuit
1. Lived in what today is called_______________
2. Inuit means” ______________________________”
3. Came about_______________years ago
4. Adapted to life in the_______________climate
5. Hunted_______________, _______________, and_______________
6. Developed the_______________, a light, _______________boat that is used for
_______________and_______________
7. In the winter, they built_______________from blocks of packed_______________