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
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.
Journal # 1 How would you describe Native American life before Europeans arrived?
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)
Write your questions from the reading on the board.
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
August 31/September 1 1. Map Review 2. Notes/Discussion over Zinn and America before Europeans arrived 3. HW: Read pages 31-37 and 47-60 of Lies My Teacher Told Me 4. Map Quiz 09/07-08
America Before Europeans Arrived
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.
10,000-30,000 people Politically organized Hierarchical System Leaders had secular and sacred authority
How do you think the Cahokia population compared to populations in European Cities?
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.
Puebloan built a large civilization sustained by advanced irrigation and vast trading. 1539 The Spanish arrived
League of Iroquois
In what ways were the Native Americans more advanced then the Europeans?
Great Plain Indians
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
What characteristics made it easy for the Europeans to dominate the America’s?
Label where the Pueblo, Iroquois, and Great Plains Indians lived.