1. North American Societies
World History
Chapter 16.1

2. North American Indians

3. North American Tribes

4. From where did the first American come?
Migratory Path
40,000-12,000 years ago

5. North American Tribes Less developed than Central & South American
Created no great empire
Left few ruins
DID create complex societies
Long distance trade & construct buildings

6. Pacific Northwest
Kwakiutl, Nootka & Haida
Oregon to Alaska
Hunted whales in canoes
Coastal forest provided resources

8. Pacific Northwest
Potlatch
families displayed their rank and prosperity in an elaborate ceremony

12. Southwest
Hohokam & Anasazi
Arizona
Developed irrigation to farm
Pottery instead of baskets
Accomplished builders

14. Southwest
Built impressive cave dwellings
Lived in pueblos – villages of large compounds made of stone and adobe.

17. What are the benefits of living in a cave?

19. Great Plains

20. Great Plains Mound Builders
Woodland east of Mississippi River
Built to bury their dead or other religious ceremonies
Mississippian – last Mound Builder culture
Culture based on farming & trade

21. Cahokia – Monk’s Mound Collinsville, IL

22. Serpent Mound Southern Ohio

23. Political alliances for protection
Northeastern Tribes
Variety of cultures
Political alliances for protection

24. Northeastern Tribes Iroquois League Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga
Seneca

25. Cultural Connections Northeastern Tribes
Trade networks brought tribes together.
Rivers especially
Religion
Sacred spirits
Respect for the land
Shared Social Patterns
Totems – natural object which a group identifies itself