Early America
Land Bridge
Native Americans -Hunting and Gathering -Agriculture develops -Ancient civilizations -adapted to their environments -close relationship to the land communal ownership -belief in universal spirit
Time Periods Paleo-Indian Period Archaic Period Woodland Period Mississippian Period
Paleo-Indian Period Semi-Nomadic Hunting/Technology Colder Climate
Archaic Period Early Trading Subsistence Economies Warmer Climate Advances in Technology
Woodland Period Divided into 3 sub-periods Ceramics
Woodland Period Increasingly sedentary Horticulture
Woodlands Period Burial Mounds Trade
Woodlands Period Corn Bow & Arrow
Mississippian Period Larger, Complex Societies Fiber-Tempered Pottery Townships Long Distance Trade Warfare First Encounters with Europeans