World Studies Lesson#2 understanding our past
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Understanding Our Past World Studies Stankiewicz Lesson #2 Understanding our Past, What is Civilization? • Essential Questions (what you should know after this lesson) – What methods are used to find out about early peoples? – How are Geography and History linked? Lesson #2 Understanding our Past, What is Civilization? • Essential Questions (Continued) • How was America originally settled by prehistoric peoples? • What Cultures and Regions developed? How do we know about the past? • Evidence • Artifacts – ______________________________________ ____________________________________ • About beliefs, values, and activities of our ancestors – Objects made by people • _________________________________________ Archeologists • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ • Follow Technology – ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Archeologists • __________________ __________________ __________________ • Examine __________, or objects made by early people Historians • Study how people lived in the past – ______________________________________ ______________________________________ – Just like a detective Geography • __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic • Many scientists believe that people first arrived in North America during the Ice Age • 50,000 BC • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________. Beringia • ____________was the land bridge between Asia and North America • There is no land bridge today. • __________________ __________________ __________________ Beringia • The first people to enter North America by way of Beringia were Paleo-Indians. • Paleo-Indians __________________ or moved from Asia to America then south to populate the Americas • Paleo-Indians were ___________________________________ • Hunter-gatherers hunt animals and gather wild plants. Domestication • Through a process called domestication, _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ • American farming began in Central America (present day Mexico) around 7000 BC. Society • Society __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ • What common values do we as Americans share? Culture • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ • Includes language, __________________, and family relationships Early North American Societies • Southwestern Culture – Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi • __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ • Irrigation systems (Hohokam) • Pueblos (Anasazi) Early North American Societies • Eastern and Midwestern North America – ______________________ ______________________ (Hopewell) – Trade – Settled Villages – Mississippian Culture • _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ • Pyramid mounds out of dirt • Farmed and traded Early North American Societies • Far North – Arctic and sub arctic – Inuit and Aleut • Kayaks – ___________________ ___________________ • Igloos – ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Early North American Societies • Pacific Coast • Chehalis, Nookta, Sokomish - Survival depended on fishing, hunting, gathering and trading - Totem poles – _____________________ _____________________ - Potlaches: ___________ _______________________ Early North American Societies • West and Southwest – ____________ ____________ – Harsh environment Early North American Societies • Great Plains – __________________ – Nomadic • Eastern – Northeast • Wigwams, longhouses • Iroquois League – Southeast • Fished, family lines traced through mother, village council Summary • What methods are used to find out about early peoples? – Investigation, Interpretation, study of artifacts • How are Geography and History linked? – The history of people often depends upon geographic conditions Summary (Continued) • How was America originally settled by prehistoric peoples? – Beringia Land Bridge – Migration south • What Cultures and Regions developed? – All regions had distinct cultures.
