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Life in Pre-Columbian United States

Focus Question: Describe the common image most people have of American Indians:

Early Native Americans Some 2 to 15 million lived in the U.S. and Canada in 1500 Spoke 375 languages Lived in a variety of climates

Cultural Groups North America divided into 8 major groups

Shared Patterns Trade Links connected peoples Permanent Settlements known Known trade routes existed Religious Beliefs Natural World inhabited by spirits Rituals tied into daily routines

Shared Patterns (2) Land Usage The land could not be owned Land was owned by all and used by all Could not be sold

Shared Patterns (3) Society revolved about the extended family Many nations were matrilinear House and property owned by women Families traced through the mother Nations often divided into bands and villages

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