1. Early Humans and Native Americans

2. American History 1 1/24 Please take the following off the white table:
HAPPY Knights charge
Early Human Notes
Native American Notes
Native American Writing assignment
Also, take out the following from yesterday:

3. So… How Did We Get Here?
There are three theories that scientist believe explain how early humans came to America
They are:
The Land Bridge Hypothesis
The Coastal Migration Hypothesis
The Solutrean Hypothesis

4. How do humans get here?

5. Land Bridge Hypothesis
Humans traveled from Asia to America via land
Crossed a land bridge over the Bering Strait which is located between Russia and Alaska
Crossed over 15,000 years ago
Most widely accepted theory

7. Coastal Migration Hypothesis
Humans traveled from Asia by sea over the Pacific Ocean
Crossed abut 15,000 years ago

8. Solutrean Hypothesis
Humans came to America from Europe by land and by sea
Came over 21,000 years ago
Most recently introduced theory

9. Clear off your desks….
Its SHOW ME TIME

10. Pre-Columbian America
Pre-Columbian- period prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus (1492) and European Contact
Agricultural Revolution leads to the development of civilizations in Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica- Latin America and Mexico
Native American tribes used their environments and what was near to them in order to survive

11. American History I Please grab the following off the table:
Knights Charge
Native American Reading Stations
Native American Videos

12. The Olmec Emerged around 1500-1200 BC Built a complex trading network
City center was Teotihuacan which is present day Mexico city
Developed large villages with complex temples and pyramids

13. The Mayans Established around 200 AD
Developed around southern Mexico and Latin America
Remembered for their advanced engineering of huge temple pyramids

14. Chichen Itza

15. The Aztecs Established around 1150 AD
Created empire through conquering neighboring cities
Central city became known as Tenochtitlan which is now present day Mexico City
Also famously used conquered people for sacrifice in religious ceremonies

16. Southeast Peoples Began during 700 AD-900 AD
Many tribes settled around Mississippi River
Grew beans and corn
Largest tribe of the region is the Cherokee
Greatly influenced European trade as Natives were introduced to horses and guns which changed travel and hunting

17. Great Plains Very nomadic- liked to move around
Lifestyle centered around hunting buffalo which was native to the region
Like the tribes of the southeast, the tribes of the Great Plains such as the Sioux became masterful hunters and travelers because of the horse

18. Northeastern Peoples
Combined farming and fishing to survive the cold weather
These tribes were first to encounter European settlers
Two main groups: Algonquin and Iroquois
Due to war within different tribes and with Europeans, the Iroquois formed the Iroquois Confederacy which was a political union
These tribes generally lived in longhouses which were made of wood and other materials which existed in their environment

19. Northwest Peoples
In order to survive the cold temperatures, these tribes relied on timber and fishing
The Inuit tribe of Alaska built Igloos and wore parkas which were made out of hides from animals local to the region

20. Southwest Peoples
To adjust to the warm, dry climate of the Southwest, tribes such as the Pueblo relied on adobe to make their houses
Adobe- Mixture of sand, mud and clay. Very cool and durable in heat