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1 Prehistoric Native Texans

2 Paleo-Indians Paleo-Indians Culture Time Period Region Home Food
Lifestyle Paleo-Indians 10,000 – 6000 BCE “Midland Minnie” Asia to North America over land bridge during ice age ??? Tools – Flint tipped spears, stones Hunted mammoths, mastodons and wild buffalo (extinct) Nomadic

3 Archaic Period Archaic Period (Ice Age Ends) Culture Time Period
Region Home Food Lifestyle Archaic Period (Ice Age Ends) 6000 BCE – 700 AD “Abilene Man” Throughout North America ??? Tools – Atlatl, tamed dogs Hunted buffalo, deer antelope, gathered wild roots and berries Nomadic

4 Late Prehistoric Period
Culture Time Period Region Home Food Lifestyle Late Prehistoric Period 700 AD – 1500 AD Throught North America Villages Tools: potter, bows and arrows, stone axes, bone fishhooks Planted crops, hunted buffalo, deer, fish, and rabbits Settled, agricultural

5 Mayans Mayans Culture Time Period Region Home Food Lifestyle
300 AD – 900 AD Collapsed for reasons unknown Mesoamerica - southern Mexico Villages Trade, religious centers, pyramids Tools: pottery Planted crops Corn, beans, squash Settled

6 TENOCHTITLAN

7 Aztecs Aztecs Culture Time Period Region Home Food Lifestyle
1200 AD – 1500 AD Collapsed after explorers came Mesoamerica – Central America Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) Giant temples and pyramids Planted crops: Beans, corn, squash Settled


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