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TURN IN VOCABULARY TO BASKET FOR YOUR HOUR. GET OUT A SHEET OF PAPER FOR CORNELL NOTES GET OUT AGENDA Bellwork
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This week.. Homework Chapter 4 Quiz FRIDAY! (not Thursday) Vocabulary for chapter 3 due Friday. Write this in your agenda.
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Name Date HourChapter 3 What were the Dates characteristics of Arch. Dig America’s earliest Archeologist people? Paleo Indians Clovis Folsom Foragers Woodland Plains Village Moundbuilders Plains Indians**
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Name Date HourGreat Depression (BACK) FDR Racial Discrimination SUMMARYAt the end of the notes you will put a 3 sentence summary of the notes.
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Chapter 3: Early Cultures in Our Land Section 1: The Earliest People The Earliest PeopleThe Earliest People Section 2: Historic Indian Cultures Historic Indian CulturesHistoric Indian Cultures
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Section 1: The Earliest People ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What were the characteristics of Oklahoma’s earliest people?
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First prehistoric people (those who lived before recorded history) reached the Americas millions of years after the dinosaurs became extinct First people in America here some 12,000 to 25,000 years ago Section 1: The Earliest People
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Artifacts include people-used items such as – pottery, tools, bone, jewelry, & paintings Petroglyphs: pictures or symbols conveying an ideaPetroglyphs How we found them
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http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/counties/mcintosh. htm http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/counties/mcintosh. htm
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Archaeological “dig”: excavation of a site where people lived or worked Archaeologists: study and document any fragment of an artifact discovered Piece together artifacts to help tell more about past peoples Searching for Clues
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Fossils: traces or remains of living things – animals, birds, & peopleFossils Most common fossils: teeth, bones, or shells Carbon dating: isotope carbon 14 – analyzed to obtain age estimates on organic matter Searching for Clues
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http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/cr- sub/invertpaleo/common_fossils_of_ok/index.shtm l http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/cr- sub/invertpaleo/common_fossils_of_ok/index.shtm l
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DNA studies, fluorine dating, & dendrochronology: other methods of determining the age of an artifact Fossil pollen: can be clues to types of plants from the past Historical overlap of cultural periods Searching for Clues
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Earliest people to America from Asia Bering Strait & “land bridge” Warm ocean currents helpful Over 16,000 prehistoric & early American Indian sites in Oklahoma Prehistoric Cultures
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1961: scientists discover evidence of Paleo Indian hunters in Oklahoma Columbian mammoth: bones found at the Cooperton site in Kiowa Countymammoth Soil deposits: date to about 30,000 years ago at Burnham site Paleo Indians
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http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/counties/kiowa.ht m http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/counties/kiowa.ht m
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Clovis People: named after the New Mexico site of first artifactsClovis People Known for their spears (spear point usually 3-4 inches long) Important Clovis site near Stecker in Caddo County First hunted mammoths & then switched to bison Clovis People
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http://lithiccastinglab.com/cast- page/2002decemberdomeboclovis.htm http://lithiccastinglab.com/cast- page/2002decemberdomeboclovis.htm
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Folsom People: sites include the Cooper Bonebed & the Waugh site as evidenced by various spear points and a painted bison skull Dalton people: lived some 9,000- 10,000 years ago Skilled in clothing, containers, tools, & covers for shelters Folsom People
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http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/counties/harper.ht m\ http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/counties/harper.ht m\
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Hunters and harvesters Made flour & stored it in baskets Pieces of bone & antler: became spear points, needles, awls, punches, and atlatl hooks Ate a variety of wild animals Knew how to start a fire with a wood drill Archaic Culture Foragers
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About 2,000 years ago, Woodland culture emerged Planted, cultivated, & harvested First farms: in the Grand River area, the Ouachita Mts, the Cimarron River area, and along the Canadian & Washita Rivers Bow and arrow came in about this time and made hunting easier Woodland Culture
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Lived in Oklahoma from about 1,200 to 500 years ago Grew corn, beans, squash, gourds, sunflowers, & tobacco Hunted bison & deer Also ate hickory nuts, walnuts, hackberry seed, wild cherries, plums, persimmons & others Plains Village Farmers
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Built the Spiro Mounds Various historical backgrounds Lived in small farming villages Spiro men & women: painted themselves with colorful paints Fine craftsmen: worked with stone, shell, & copper Still live in the area The Moundbuilders
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Resorted to the more nomadic way of life Hunted buffalo, deer, antelope, rabbit, or whatever available Forged for wild plant foods Lived in grass houses covered with buffalo hide May be ancestors of Wichitas Early Plains Indians Click here to return to Main Menu.
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Section 2: Historic Indian Cultures ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What elements of culture were exhibited by the Indians during first contact with Europeans?
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Section 2: Historic Indian Cultures What words do I need to know? 1. viceroy 2. barter 3. totem 4. shaman 5. polygamy
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Section 2: Historic Indian Cultures PREVIEW Check out the headings and subheadings Examine the pictures and read the captions
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Section 2: Historic Indian Cultures 1. First Encounters 2. Indian Culture - The Family - Food - Plants
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First Encounters 1493: Coronado’s expedition first recorded contact between Indians & the Spanish 1542: Spanish monks at Kaw 1601: Juan de Oñate – explored western Oklahoma Mid-1700s: French hunters
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Indian Culture Indians: believed in afterlife Cowards & thieves punished Life sacred to the Plains tribes Believed in Mother Earth Believed all things tied together Honesty expected
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Indian Culture The Family Marriages permitted between related tribes & could have more than one wife Men: warriors & hunters Women: kept the home & family
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Indian Culture Food Women: prepared the food Meats: eaten raw, roasted, boiled, or dried Wild animals were food source Other foods were wild honey & other natural foods
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Indian Culture Plants Used many wildflowers & plants About 170 used by Indians Many used for medicine Much of their time spent in surviving
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Level Questions Level 1 question- (fill in the blank) –EX: _________ is the name for the day when the stock market crashed. Level 2- (not in the text, read between lines) –EX: Compare and contrast…. –EX: Describe your own words….. –EX: How is _____ related to_______...... Level 3- (Hypothesis, or application, much like an essay) –EX: do you agree that...? what do you think about...? what is the most important...? place the following in order of priority...
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Compare /Contrast Tribe 1 Tribe 2 Similarities
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Let’s Move around Find someone with completely different tribes than you and share the Venn Diagram with them. Have a seat
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When done… Work on Chapter 3 Vocab. Due Friday
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