1. Chapter One – Converging Cultures Section 2 – Native American Cultures

2. 1.The West a.The Southwest 1.Zuni (NM) and Hopi (AZ) tribes developed from the descendants of the Anasazi and Hohokam tribes. A.Depended on corn to survive B.Matrilineal culture C.Boys joined kachinas at age six 1. Brought messages from the gods

3. a.The Pacific Coast 1.From SE Alaska to Washington state 2.Did not depend on agriculture 3.Used lumber from dense forests 4.Abundant fish (salmon) 5.Tribes further inland relied on hunting/farming

4. a.The Great Plains 1.Became nomadic after 1500 (war or drought?) 2.Pawnee, Kansas, Iowa farmed as well as hunted 3.Sioux traveled following buffalo herds (lived in teepees) A.Sioux mastered horses B.Achieved fame through bravery (hunting,war) scalps

5. 1.The Far North a.Two major tribes were Inuit and Aleut 1.Relied heavily on hunting A. Polar bears, walruses, seals, whales, caribou 2.Developed harpoons, dogsleds and kayaks, boots with spikes to walk on ice, goggles to prevent snow blindness, all to adapt to the climate. 3.First to use lamps heated from whale oil or blubber

6. 1.The Eastern Woodlands a.The Northeast 1.Divided into two language groups (Iroquois or Algonquian) 2.Algonquian speaking people settled in what is now New England 3.Many practices slash and burn agriculture (nitrogen rich) 4.Wooden longhouses or wigwams 1.Wamponoag (MA) Pequot (CT) Narragansett (RI) Powhatan (VA) Delaware (DE, PA) and Shawnee (OH)

7. a.The Iroquois League 1.Lived in longhouses and large towns protected by stockades 2.Also lived in kinship groups (extended families headed by elder woman) 3.Formed Iroquois League to maintain peace to protect from the Huron People 4.Agreed to a Great Binding Law 5.Led by 50 chiefs selected by the women who led the kinship groups

8. a.The Southeast 1.Almost all people lived in towns 2.Women farmed and men hunted (deer, bear, bear, waterfowl, alligator) 3.Influenced by the Mississippian culture 4.Towns arranged around a central plaza 5.Largest group was the Cherokee (NC, TN) A. 20,000 people among 60 towns 6.Creeks were also a large group (GA,AL) A. Lived in War Towns and Peace Towns