Starter Write your response only. Pretend you live on a Caribbean island in the 15 th Century. Your society hunts game freely, grows crops of great variety and trades actively with nearby cultures. Now you sense that the world is about to change, the ships you see approaching are like nothing you have encountered before. How will the arrival of these strange people change your way of life? You can think positive and negatively. How can we apply this same concept of (Contact) to the 21 st century? When immigrants come to America they bring with them their cultural traits. How many like Chinese, Mexican, or Italian food? How did it get here? Immigrants also bring customs (new religions, governmental beliefs). How has this changed America’s way of life?

Regular Starter Write your response only. Write what you know about America, Central America, and South America prior to the arrival of Europeans.

The Americas Pre-Columbian America

True of False?  Civilizations existed in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans such as Christopher Columbus What do you know about these people? How do we know they existed?

True of False?  Most historians theorize that Native Americans migrated here from Asia by way of a land bridge Do you know the name of the land bridge?

Beringia Theory  Historians and Archaeologists theorize that Native Americans migrated to the Americans during the last ice years ago  Low sea levels allowed people to walk across what is now the Bering Strait  Agricultural Revolution takes place 10,000-5,000 years ago in Mexico  Some people began to plant crops changing nomadic way of life  Societies became more complex, people developed new skills

True or False  Historians believe that there was around 15 to 20 million people living in America prior to the arrival of Europeans What happened to that number?

Diverse Societies  Native groups became very diverse  10 Cultural Regions formed based on the environment shaping their way of life  11 Regions including Mesoamerican  Some were Nomadic and others were non- migratory

True or False  All Native American cultures are the same culturally There were over 1,000 spoken languages prior to the arrival of Europeans. Each nations became distinct based on their environment.

Societies of the Americas  North and South America societies built roads, trade networks, irrigation systems  Mound builders of Mississippi River Valley had a population of about 10,000-30,000  Western Native Americans ( Hopi and Zuni ) built planned cities with multi-story dwellings  Eastern North American agriculturalists growing corn, squash, and beans. They created alliance systems.

Land and Property  Private property was a foreign concept to Native Americans.  Land was communal property  Wealth mattered little  Generosity more important

Gender Relations  Indian societies were matrilineal (follows mother)  Women had agricultural and domestic duties

Mesoamerica, South America, Carribbean Olmec -along Gulf of Mexico Maya -Guatemala, Yucatan Peninsula Aztec -Valley of Mexico Inca -Peru (South America) Taino -Carribbeans (first people to encounter Columbus

Multiple Choice The earliest people in Mesoamerica included all of the following EXCEPT A.Anasazi B.Aztec C.Olmec D.Maya

Early North America People  Desert  Hohokam  Anasazi  Mound Builders  Adena  Hopewell  Mississippian

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Directions: Using the map, color code the blank map given to you. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE THE SAME COLORS Red Book=11 Green Book=8 Blue Book=11

Exit Slip Write a response to the following. Native Americans were well advanced prior to the arrival of Europeans. What evidence exists to support this statement?

Honors Assignment  Over the weekend complete the assignment below. This will count as a mini test grade.  Research the following Indian Nations  Tuscarora  Powhatan  Cherokee  Pequot  Iroquois  Provide the following information about each?  Where were they located  What was their social and political structure like prior to the arrival of Europeans.  You may create a chart if you choose.

Starter 1/26/15  From doing your research what did you learn about the organization of Native Americans prior to the arrival of Europeans? Prepare to share!!

Starter Regular

What activities are shown in the drawing? What appear to be two concerns of the people in this image?