1. North American Native Tribes

2. Pueblo Indians
Location: natives of the Southwest deserts, particularly New Mexico
Had elaborate irrigation system to draw water from rivers to grow corn
Lived in adobe houses
Dried cubicle shaped mud stacked one on top of the other
Usually built under cliffs

4. Mound Builders
Located in the Eastern half of the USA and southern Canada
Ohio River Valley
Built huge ceremonial and burial mounds
Cahokia site of largest and most influential ancient Native American City
East St. Louis today
Covers 2,200 acres, about 80 mounds today

6. Located in present day Ohio Called Serpent Mound
5 ft high, 20 feet across and 1,330 feet long

7. Eastern “Woodland” Indians
Located Northern Eastern part USA & Ohio River Valley
Lived in logged homes, resided in the forest

8. Used 3 sister farming Grew corn, beans and squash all together
Corn grew in a stalk providing a trellis for beans, beans grew up the stalk, squash broad leaves kept the sun off the ground and thus kept the moisture in the soil

9. Croatan Small Native American group living in the coastal areas of NC
Part of the Lost Colony

10. 5 civilized tribes Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole
Lived in the SE USA
Later be forced to relocate (Oklahoma)
Adopted many of the colonists customs
Had pretty good relation with the white settlers
Had constitutional gov’t

11. Iroquois Confederation
A group of 5 tribes in New York State
Each tribe independent
Only meet to discuss matters of war/defense
Based on matrilineal
Authority and possessions passed down through FEMALE line

12. Hiawatha Legendary leader of the group
Given credit with joining together the five tribes
From Mohawk tribe
Born around 1525

13. Longhouses long rectangular homes
made by building a frame from saplings, or young trees.
covered with bark sewn together
There was a long hallway with rooms on both sides

16. Differences b/w Native Americans & Europeans
Land (ownership)
N.A. felt no man owned the land…tribe did
Europeans liked private property
Spirits/God
N.A. felt nature was mixed with many spirits
Europeans were Christian and monotheistic
Nature
N.A. felt nature was sacred
Europeans felt nature & land was given to man by God in Genesis to be subdued and put to use
Money
N.A. had little to no concept or interest in money
Europeans loved money….gold