By Christina Messam
American History
Period 7
 The Mound builders, the Anasazi and the Inuit were
three early cultures in North America. Many mounds
were burial places , but some served as foundations for
public buildings . The Anasazi’s made baskets, p0ttery
and jewelery.
 The early Native American had to work very hard to
survive. The women had to work in the field collecting
roots, nuts, acorns, berries, and wild seeds. People
also grew crops accounting to the weather.
 Some native Americans believed that spirits dwelled in
nature and that these spirits were part of there daily
life . Traditions reflected these beliefs . For example,
the Indians of the southeast held the green corn
ceremony in late summer .
 The people of the artic lived in a vast and a harsh land,
some of it covered with ice all year long. The people
survived on fish, shellfish,& birds. They also hunted
marine mammals, such as whales, seals, and walruses,
from kyaks, small boats made from skins.
 Native Americans lived in the region of the pacific
northwest , the land that stretches from southern
Alaska to northern California . Deer and bears roamed
forests rich with roots and berries . Rivers swarmed
with salmon . With so much food available people here
were able to live in large permanent settlements even
though they were not farmers.
 Housing differed , depending on the area . Some native
Americans lived in pit houses, which were dug into the
ground. Others lived in cone shaped houses covered
with bark.
 New Mexico and the southern parts of Utah and
Colorado was dry most of the year. But in late July and
august , thunderstorms drenched the desert.
 Is a vast region stretching
between the Mississippi river
and the Rocky Mountains.
 It is made up of the Eastern
Plains and the Western
Plains.
 The people of the eastern plains lived mainly by
farming. Women planted corn , beans, and squash in
river valleys. Many people lived in earth lodges .
These buildings had log frames and were covered with
soil.
 Too dry to farm and too matted
with grass to be framed.
In the west people lived in tepees
made of animal skins.
Hunting parties followed buffalo
across the plains
 The earliest woodlands people lived by hunting ,
fishing , and foraging for nuts and berries . By about
A.D. 1ooo , a number of woodlands people had taken
up farming. Two groups dominated the eastern
woodlands
 They lived in longhouses.
The Southeast was mild but very
steamy and hot during the
summer; however it was good
for farming. The state of Florida
is in the Southeast.
The Cherokees and Creeks built
on wooden frames and straw
mats.