North American Tribes

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Adena Location: Eastern woodlands & Ohio River valley Simple agriculture and grew the “3 sisters”:

Crops! Many American civilizations grew vegetables, especially the “3 Sisters”— corn, beans, and squash

Adena (Cont.) Believed in the afterlife Burned body (painted red) with possessions Mounds of logs and dirt were tombs for the dead (burial mounds). The Adena were taken over by the Hopewell. Red represented the color of blood and life. The Adena believed the red paint allow the person's spirit to live after death.

Hopewell Location: Ohio River Valley and Mississippi River Valley. Larger Mounds Extensive trade (Hopewell Exchange Network) Civilization declined after trade declined.

Mississippians Location: Mississippi River Valley Largest Pyramid-shaped mounds Cahokia – very large city Not sure why their civilization declined.

Cahokia

Anasazi Location: Southwest United States Dry climate Used ceremonial rain dances First lived in caves and cliffs; later they made houses out of mud and brick. Abandoned cities (probably due to drought)