Native Americans (7th/3.1)

Culture was organized into chiefdoms
Developed large-scale trade networks
Were known for building mounds (religion, burial tombs)
Were capable of farming to support large populations

• Olmec
• Pueblo
• Mississippian
• Great Plains

Best known for adobe dwellings built along cliff walls
Culture was centered in American Southwest in states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado
Used pottery for storage, cooking, and artwork

• Great Plains
• Mississippian
• Pueblo
• Pacific Northwest

Formed a confederation of 5 groups
Confederation had one male representative from each group
Each group had a “clan mother” (matrilineal societies)
Strongly resisted the early European settlers

• Iroquois League
• Southeast
• Plateau
• Eastern Woodlands

Often lived in teepees
Bison and buffalo were important
Some lived in round lodges made of dirt
Grew corn, beans, and squash

• Pueblo
• Great Plains
• Pacific Northwest
• Eastern Woodlands

Often lived in longhouses or wigwams
Were farmers, hunters, and traders
Created a confederation, or alliance, for protection

• Southwest
• Great Plains
• Mississippian
• Eastern Woodlands

Built totems on wooden poles
Had feasts called potlatches
Included the Chinook tribe

• Southeast
• Pacific Northwest
• Great Plains
• Pueblo

Lived in igloos, animal-hide tents or huts
Included the Inuit and Aleut tribes
Fished and hunted large animals
Used dog sleds

• Great Plains
• Eastern Woodlands
• Arctic
• Pacific Northwest

Lived in farming villages
Were governed by village councils
Used strings of beads known as wampum for money
Included the Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole tribes

• Arctic
• Southeast
• Pueblo
• Great Plains

Lived in the Andes Mountains in South America
Strong central government with a king as ruler
Buildings and art
Advanced highway system (paved roads, bridges)

• Maya
• Olmec
• Inca
• Aztec

Central Mexico
Capital city Tenochtitlan (on an island)
Fierce warriors, superior military
Ritual sacrifices

• Olmec
• Inca
• Maya
• Aztec