The First American Civilizations - Part 2

The First American Civilizations - Part 2

Compare and contrast in writing, how the different Native American tribes lived in each culture area, by using a Venn diagram.

Language Objectives

How did people live in different culture areas of North America?

Describe the beliefs shared by different Native American groups.

Content Objectives

Objectives - SWBAT

Match

Match the term to the correct definition

• potlach

• clan

• sachem

• culture area

• nomadic

a ceremonial feast among Native American tribes

a group of families with a common ancestor

a chief or leader in some Native American tribes

a geographic region defined by shared cultural traits

moving from place to place without a permanent home

• a ceremonial feast among Native American tribes

• a group of families with a common ancestor

• a chief or leader in some Native American tribes

• a geographic region defined by shared cultural traits

• moving from place to place without a permanent home

​Early Cultures in North America - Hohokams

​Early Cultures of North America - Anasazis

Multiple Choice

Quick Fire Question: In which region of the United States are the Hohokams located?

• Arizona
• New Mexico
• California
• Texas

Multiple Choice

Quick Fire Question: How did the Spanish call the large stone homes where the Anasazis lived?

• Adobe
• Pueblos
• Kivas
• Hogans

​What is a culture area?

Open Ended

What common culture area factors do you and your ancestors share? (Mention 2 and provide an example for each)

​Vocabulary - Early Cultures in North America

​Arctic/Subarctic Culture Area

​Vocabulary - Arctic/Subarctic Culture Area

Multiple Select

Quick Fire Question: What would be one thing that the native american tribes in the Arctic/Subarctic region would hunt for? (two answers)

• whales

• bears

• fish

• seals

​California Culture Area - Pomo tribe

Plateau Culture Area - Nez Perce

Great Basin Culture Area - Shoshone Tribe

​Shoshone women and baby

​Vocabulary: California/Great Basin/Plateau Cultural Area

Fill in the Blank

Quick Fire Question:

The _________ tribe was nomadic and didn't have many posessions

​Southwest Culture Area

Apaches

Navajos

Hopis

​​Pueblos

​Southwest Culture Area Tribes

Multiple Choice

Quick Fire Question:

Tribes of the Southwest lived in homes made of...

• Grass
• Stone
• Adobe
• Wood

​Vocabulary: Southwest Cultural Area

​Southeast Culture Area

​Vocabulary: Southeast Cultural Area

Open Ended

Quick Fire Question:

How important was the Mississippi River for the survival of the Natchez tribe?

​Great Plains Culture Area

​Vocabulary: Great Plains Cultural Area

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: The __________ changed the culture and lives of the Native American triibes of the Great Plains.

​Eastern Woodlands Culture Area

Algonquin

​​Huron

​​Iroquois

​​Miami

​Eastern Woodland Culture Area - Tribes

Pequots

​​Shawnee

​Eastern Woodlands Matrilineal Society

Multiple Choice

Quick Fire Question: What does it mean matrilineal descent?

• Matrilineal descent refers to a practice of inheritance through both parents equally.
• Matrilineal descent is a system where lineage is traced through the mother.
• Matrilineal descent is a system where lineage is traced through the father.
• Matrilineal descent is a system where family names are passed down through children.

​​Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga - upstate NY

​The Iroquois Confederacy

​Sachem

​Vocabulary: Eastern Woodlands Cultural Area

​The Northwest Coast Culture Area

​Vocabulary: Northwest Coast Cultural Area

Open Ended

Critical Thinking: For what reason you believe, the Nortwest Coast tribes held potlaches? Why was it important for them to show their wealth in such a way?

PLEASE DON'T USE GOOGLE - YOU KNOW WHAT A POTLACH IS, JUST TELL ME WHY YOU THINK THIS WAS DONE.

​Shared Beliefs of North American Tribes

​Vocabulary: Shared Beliefs

Hotspot

Quick check in:

In which culture area are the Apaches located?

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Inuits are also known as Eskimos

• True

• False

Hotspot

Quick Check: Which culture area do the Iroquois belong to?