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Guided Reading Activity
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Colonizing America, Prehistory to 1754
Lesson 1 North America Before Columbus
Review Questions: Outlining
DIRECTIONS: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to
fill in the blanks.
I. Mesoamerican Cultures
A.
A stretch of land known as _______________ created a land bridge between Alaska
and Asia.
B.
Anthropologists think the first people to build a civilization in America were the
________________ .
C.
Around A.D. 200, the ______________ culture emerged in the Yucatán Peninsula.
D.
The Toltec were among the first Native Americans to use metals for _____________
and ________________ .
E.
When the Europeans arrived in the 1500s, an estimated 5 million people were living
under ___________________ rule.
II. Western Cultures
The ___________________ created a civilization by building an elaborate system of
irrigation canals.
B.
Between A.D. 850 and A.D.1100, the Anasazi began constructing large multistory
buildings of ___________________ and cut stone.
C.
When the Spanish arrived they called the Anasazi’s multistory structures
___________________.
III. Mississippian Culture and Its Descendants
A.
___________________ was the largest city of the Mississippians, covering 5 square
miles and containing over 100 flat-topped mounds and pyramids.
B.
Almost all people of the Southeast lived in ___________________ with buildings
arranged around a central plaza.
C.
The ___________________ were the largest Native American group in the
Southeast.
D.
The Spanish brought horses to North America in the 1500s, allowing the
___________________ to become great mounted hunters and warriors.
IV. Northeastern Peoples
A.
Most of the Native Americans in the Northeast spoke one of two language groups,
___________________ or ___________________.
B.
The Iroquois lived in longhouses in large towns which were protected by
___________________.
C.
___________________ was a chief of the Mohawk and a founder of the Iroquois
Confederacy.
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Guided Reading Activity
Cont.
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Colonizing America, Prehistory to 1754
Summary and Reflection
DIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.
What factors led to the different developments of the cultures in Mesoamerica and North
America?
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