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1 Pre Contact Americas The “United States” before Europeans

2 Thesis For thousands of years, migrating peoples have settled the Americas, where their descendants developed complex societies.

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4 Pre-Contact Americas Terms Beringia: ice bridge/land bridge? Nomadic: mobile societies Mound-builders: culture groups known for mound construction – included Adenas, Hopewells, etc. Cahokia: major city center of mound builders Hohokams and Anasazis: SW native peoples

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6 The 4 D’s Diverse Dynamic Developed Dense

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8 image from diorama at Smithsonian and posted at neatorama.com

9 image from associations.missouristate.edu

10 Mound sites

11 Mound builders

12 Adena and Hopewell artifacts Ohiohistory.org Ohiohistorycentral.org

13 Hopwell Pottery images from ohiohistory.org and the National Park Service

14 Cahokia, pre-contact image National Park Service

15 Cahokia

16 image from National Park Service

17 image from antiquehelper.com (auction site) Mississippian Effigy pot

18 Mississippian pipe image from ohiohistory.org

19 Hohokam sites

20 Hohokam Dancers image from scottreamusic.com

21 Anasazi petroglyph

22 Mesa Verde images from the National Park Service

23 Household patterns PatrilocalMatrilocal AmbilocalAvunculocal Neolocal

24 Household = microcosm for behavior Household Distant kinsman community Distant kinsman community

25 Achievements of early cultures development of: agriculture = larger cities, complex societies Writing = historical record Architecture = large cities, eg. Tenochtitlán

26 For thousands of years, migrating peoples have settled the Americas, where their descendants developed complex societies. The varied landscapes of North America encouraged the diversity of Native American cultures. Agriculture led to complex societies. Many modern Native American groups maintain ancient customs of their respective cultures. Europeans encountered a rich, varied set of cultures throughout N. America MAIN IDEAS WHY IT MATTERS Review:

27 Eastern Woodlands Longhouses

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31 Interaction patterns Exploration Gathering – fish, timber, salt, etc. Barter/Plunder – trade with natives

32 D.W. Meinig, T he Shaping of America

33 Interaction patterns Outpost – build commercial exchange Imposition – permanent residents Plantation – European culture, law, etc.

34 Abenaki Clothes 1700 and up Deerfield Raid Page Abenaki interior New England culture VT Folk life center Malian's Song

35 D.W. Meinig, T he Shaping of America

36 Natives

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