1. Social Studies Unit 1 Overview: The First Americans Chapter 1 – Early People Lesson 1 – The Land and States (BrainPOP Teaser)BrainPOP Teaser Lesson 2 – Ancient Indians (BrainPOP Teaser)BrainPOP Teaser Lesson 3 – Early Civilizations Chapter 1 Review Chapter 2 – American Indians Lesson 1 – The Desert Southwest Lesson 2 – The Pacific Northwest Lesson 3 – The Plains Lesson 4 – The Eastern Woodlands Lesson 5 - The Arctic Chapter 2 Review Unit Review Unit 1 Review and Activities Page 1

2. The Desert Southwest Lesson Overview: 1) What do we already know? 2) Vocabulary 3) Drawings 4) Main Ideas 5) Review American Indians: Lesson 3 Page 2

3. The Desert Southwest: Vocabulary Part I 1)adapt: adjust to a way of life 2)adobe: sun dried bricks made of clay mixed with straw 3)staple: main food source 4)division of labor: Women cooked, cared for children and owned all property, while men governed the village, hunted and farmed Page 4 American Indians: Lesson 3

4. The Desert Southwest: Vocabulary Part II 5) surplus: more than needed 6) ceremony: is an event performed for religious reasons 7) hogan: a house with a wooden frame covered with adobe Page 5 American Indians: Lesson 3

5. The Desert Southwest: Main Ideas 1)The Pueblo People (pg. 53) a)How did the Puebloans live and what did they grow? - They lived in pueblos made of adobe bricks and they farmed maize, squash & beans - Division of labor was unique. Men governed villages, hunted & farmed, while women cooked, cared for children and OWNED all property. - They lived in the hot & dry desert in modern day Arizona, Colorado, Utah & New Mexico. - Performed religious ceremonies to several different gods. Page 8 American Indians: Lesson 3

6. The Desert Southwest: Main Ideas How did the Navajo live? - They were nomads and followed their food from place to place. - They lived in hogans that were miles apart from each other rather than in villages - Medicine men lead ceremonies for the gods Page 9 American Indians: Lesson 3

7. The Desert Southwest: Main Ideas a) How were Navajo lifestyles similar to and different from Pueblo lifestyles?  - Navajos were nomads and Pueblos lived in villages - They had different staple foods…Pueblo farmed and hunted and the Navajo primarily hunted - Navajo lived in the Desert South West first - Both believed in several gods and performed ceremonies to please them. - Both lived in adobe homes - Both lived in the Desert South West Page 10 American Indians: Lesson 3