The World before the
Opening of the Atlantic
Chap 1: Sec 2 & 3
Bell Ringer
• Describe 2 of the 3 early American civilizations
we discussed yesterday.
Mayas
Aztecs
Incas
Learning Target
• I can describe how geography influenced
Native Americans migration and way of life.
• I can identify at least one unique characteristic
about each Native American civilization
(Mound Builders, Northwest, Southwest,
Great Plains, and Northeast/Southeast
Indians).
Native American Cultures
Read pages 11-14. As you read complete the chart about each Native American Culture.
Location &
Climate
Mound
Builders
Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Northeast &
Southeast
Food Source
Shelter
Way of Life
Unique
Characteristics
Native American Cultures
Read pages 11-14. As you read complete the chart about each Native American Culture.
Location &
Climate
Food Source
Shelter
Way of Life
Unique
Characteristics
Mound Builders
Eastern US
Farmers and
traders
Grass huts
Farming in large
communities
Built large burial
mounds (snakes,
birds)
Northwest
Cold, artic
climate in Alaska
and Canada
Fish and large
mammals (bear,
deer, elk)
Igloos and hide
tents
Hunters and
gatherers
followed
migration
patterns
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Dogs for
hunting,
Totem poles
to tell of
family
ancestry,
Potlatches –
large feasts
to promote
status
Native American Cultures
Read pages 11-14. As you read complete the chart about each Native American Culture.
Location &
Climate
Food Source
Shelter
Way of Life
Unique
Characteristics
Southwest
Pacific coast, hot
and dry
Hunted and
gathered,
farming (maize,
beans, and
squash)
Built adobes
Cliff dwellers
1000s of people
Large farming
communities,
Irrigated land for
farming
Known for
pottery and
basket weaving
Great Plains
Grasslands of
American
Midwest
Hunted and
gathered
(buffalo, deer,
elk)
Teepees
Used animal skin
as clothing and
for shelters
Matrilineal –
traced ancestry
through mother
Northeast &
Southeast
Woodlands of
eastern US
Farmed, fished,
hunted and
gathered
Log houses 8-10
families
Smaller farming
villages
Wampum as $
Iroquois League
– alliance of
tribes to
strengthen
groups
Bell Ringer
• Describe two Native American cultures.
Identify at least one of their unique
characteristics.
Learning Target
• I can describe how geography influenced
Native Americans migration and way of life.
• I can identify at least one unique characteristic
about each Native American civilization
(Mound Builders, Northwest, Southwest,
Great Plains, and Northeast/Southeast
Indians).
Quiz
• Based on the picture, identify the Native
American Culture we discussed.
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Mound Builders
Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Northeast & Southeast
Assignment
• Work in your assigned group.
– Write a song or write a letter to a pen pal about
the Native American tribe you belong to.
• Be sure to include your food source, way of
life, shelter, location, and unique
characteristics.
• Voice level 1
• 20-25 minutes
Close
• How did the geography (location and climate)
of the Native American cultures influence
their way of life?
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Mound Builders
Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Northeast & Southeast
Bell Ringer
• Besides Native Americans what other
races/groups influenced early America and
how did they get here?
Learning Target
• I can explain how trade with Europe led to
West African influence in early America.
What do you know
about African history?
As you watch the clip,
write 3 things you learned.
West Africa before the US
• Wealthy
– Gold
– Salt
• Importance of salt?
• Trade with middle east
and Europe
Slavery in West Africa
• Existed many years
among Africans
– Criminals
– Captured in battle
– Raids
– Pay off debt
Slavery in West Africa
• As trade with Europe increased, slavery
increased
• Europeans eventually brought slavery to
Americas
Slave Trade Documents
By John Barbot 1732
• Why are Africans sold into slavery?
• Describe the experience of a slave as they are
being sold.
Close
• What events led to West Africans influence on
early America?
Learning Target #1
• I can describe how geography
influenced Native Americans
migration and way of life.
Learning Target #2
• I can identify at least one unique
characteristic about each Native
American civilization (Mound
Builders, Northwest, Southwest,
Great Plains, and
Northeast/Southeast Indians).
Learning Target #3
• I can explain how trade with
Europe led to West African
influence in early America.