1. August 29/30 1. Class intro/syllabus/expectations
2. Complete Journal entry #1
3. Discuss how to annotate
4. Map label States, major cities, and geographic features.
5. HW: Read chapter 1 of Zinn
Map quiz on 09/07-08

2. Students will be able to:
Describe how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural interactions among Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
Use primary and secondary sources.

3. Journal # 1
How would you describe Native American life before Europeans arrived?

4. Label: States, Washington D
Label: States, Washington D.C, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Savannah, Atlanta, Richmond, Appalachian Mountains, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Mississippi River, Chesapeake Bay, Hudson River (we will have more later on in the year)

5. Write your questions from the reading on the board.

6. Number a sheet of paper 1-15. Label each number with the correct place.13 2 7 1 3 6 14 5 4 9 8 11 12 10

7. August 31/September 1
1. Map Review 2. Notes/Discussion over Zinn and America before Europeans arrived 3. HW: Read pages and of Lies My Teacher Told Me 4. Map Quiz 09/07-08

8. America Before Europeans Arrived

9. Students will be able to:
Describe how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural interactions among Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
Use primary and secondary sources.

13. 10,000-30,000 people
Politically organized
Hierarchical System
Leaders had secular and sacred authority

14. How do you think the Cahokia population compared to populations in European Cities?

15. Describe the geography of the land around this pueblo ruin.
In what ways was this town a product of its geography?
This structure suggests that the people who built it were settled rather than nomadic.

16. Puebloan built a large civilization sustained by advanced irrigation and vast trading The Spanish arrived

17. League of Iroquois

18. In what ways were the Native Americans more advanced then the Europeans?

19. Great Plain Indians

20. Native Americans: Didn’t own the land, only used it
Spoke hundreds of different languages
Adapted their lives to the hemisphere’s many climates
Didn’t think of themselves as a single unified people

21. What characteristics made it easy for the Europeans to dominate the America’s?

22. Label where the Pueblo, Iroquois, and Great Plains Indians lived.