1. The World before the Opening of the Atlantic
Chap 1: Sec 2 & 3

2. Bell Ringer
Describe 2 of the 3 early American civilizations we discussed yesterday.

3. Mayas

4. Aztecs

5. Incas

6. Learning Target
I can describe how geography influenced Native Americans migration and way of life.
I can identify at least one unique characteristic about each Native American civilization (Mound Builders, Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, and Northeast/Southeast Indians).

7. Unique Characteristics
Native American Cultures Read pages As you read complete the chart about each Native American Culture.
Location &
Climate
Food Source
Shelter
Way of Life
Unique Characteristics
Mound Builders
Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Northeast & Southeast

8. Unique Characteristics
Native American Cultures Read pages As you read complete the chart about each Native American Culture.
Location &
Climate
Food Source
Shelter
Way of Life
Unique Characteristics
Mound Builders
Eastern US
Farmers and traders
Grass huts
Farming in large communities
Built large burial mounds (snakes, birds)
Northwest
Cold, artic climate in Alaska and Canada
Fish and large mammals (bear, deer, elk)
Igloos and hide tents
Hunters and gatherers followed migration patterns
Dogs for hunting,
Totem poles to tell of family ancestry,
Potlatches – large feasts to promote status

9. Unique Characteristics
Native American Cultures Read pages As you read complete the chart about each Native American Culture.
Location &
Climate
Food Source
Shelter
Way of Life
Unique Characteristics
Southwest
Pacific coast, hot and dry
Hunted and gathered, farming (maize, beans, and squash)
Built adobes
Cliff dwellers
1000s of people
Large farming communities,
Irrigated land for farming
Known for pottery and basket weaving
Great Plains
Grasslands of American Midwest
Hunted and gathered (buffalo, deer, elk)
Teepees
Used animal skin as clothing and for shelters
Matrilineal – traced ancestry through mother
Northeast & Southeast
Woodlands of eastern US
Farmed, fished, hunted and gathered
Log houses 8-10 families
Smaller farming villages
Wampum as $
Iroquois League – alliance of tribes to strengthen groups

10. Bell Ringer
Describe two Native American cultures. Identify at least one of their unique characteristics.

11. Learning Target
I can describe how geography influenced Native Americans migration and way of life.
I can identify at least one unique characteristic about each Native American civilization (Mound Builders, Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, and Northeast/Southeast Indians).

12. Quiz
Based on the picture, identify the Native American Culture we discussed.

13. #1

14. #2

15. #3

16. #4

17. #5

18. Key Mound Builders Northwest Southwest Great Plains
Northeast & Southeast

19. Assignment Work in your assigned group.
Write a song or write a letter to a pen pal about the Native American tribe you belong to.
Be sure to include your food source, way of life, shelter, location, and unique characteristics.
Voice level 1
20-25 minutes

20. Close
How did the geography (location and climate) of the Native American cultures influence their way of life?
Mound Builders
Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Northeast & Southeast

21. Bell Ringer
Besides Native Americans what other races/groups influenced early America and how did they get here?

22. Learning Target
I can explain how trade with Europe led to West African influence in early America.

23. What do you know about African history?
As you watch the clip, write 3 things you learned.

24. West Africa before the US
Wealthy
Gold
Salt
Importance of salt?
Trade with middle east and Europe

25. Slavery in West Africa Existed many years among Africans Criminals
Captured in battle
Raids
Pay off debt

26. Slavery in West Africa
As trade with Europe increased, slavery increased
Europeans eventually brought slavery to Americas

27. Slave Trade Documents By John Barbot 1732
Why are Africans sold into slavery?
Describe the experience of a slave as they are being sold.

28. Close
What events led to West Africans influence on early America?

29. Learning Target #1
I can describe how geography influenced Native Americans migration and way of life.

30. Learning Target #2
I can identify at least one unique characteristic about each Native American civilization (Mound Builders, Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, and Northeast/Southeast Indians).

31. Learning Target #3
I can explain how trade with Europe led to West African influence in early America.