1. America In The
Who were
Beginning
the first
Americans? 30,000 years ago This caused This land bridge
During a period of ocean levels to is known as
How and low temperatures decrease Beringia
why did they called an and expose Animals like
come here? Ice Age land mammoths
The world was In the Bering crossed the
covered in bridge or
straight a
Glaciers Migrated to the
Land bridge
or sheets of ice.
appeared America's.
connecting
Siberia(Asia)
&
The Americas
2. What America In The
happened
when they Beginning
came to
America?
How did they The ice age Living in many
Hunter's in Asia
meet their new ended different parts of the
who moved from
needs? Warming up Americas the
place to place to
find food or glaciers causing Natives needed to
Nomads adjust or adapt
water levels to
followed the to every thing in the
Rise new surrounds that
mammoths and
covering up the made up each of
spread out or
Migrated to the Land Bridge. their own
America's Some animals Environment
died off like in order to
Mammoths. survive.
3. How did
Native America In The
Americans Beginning
adjust to the
new
environments Living in many different Different groups in Many Native
? different American have these
parts of the Americas
environments things in common.
the Natives used the
developed their own 1. Nature has a spirit
different natural and believed in
What did they beliefs and ways of
Resources in their own many gods.
have in life or culture.
different environments Groups in the same 2. No one can own
common?
for food, clothing, and environments land.
shelter. adapted similar life 3. Only use what is
styles, and language needed (no waste).
creating cultural 4. Trade was
region. important to most
societies
4. 8 Cultural
Regions
California
Great Basin Great Plains South East
North West Coast Plateau Eastern
South West
Woodlands
North West Great Basin
Coast
Eastern
Plateau
Woodlands
California
Great Plains
South West South East
7. North West Coast
Weather:
long cold winters
cool summers
heavy rainfall
Natural Resources:
ocean/beaches
thick forests of fir,
spruce, and cedar
rugged mountains
seafood/salmon
deer, moose, bear, elk,
beaver, mountain goats
Used cedar canoes to hunt
Fenced in salmon laying eggs
used cedar to make rope, mats and baskets
shell needles
used wedges, sledge hammers,
drills, and knifes to carve wooden masks
Clothing:
Cedar water proof clothing like capes with
decorative shell buttons
Shelter: lived near the coast
Cedar Long Houses with cedar bark roofs
8. California
Weather:
rainy winters
hot dry summers
Natural Resources:
ocean/coast
foothills
valley's
deserts
mountains
acorns, oak trees
grass, and plants
redwood trees
salmon/seafood/shellfish
deer, rabbits, ducks,
roots berries, pine nuts
Used Bows& arrows, snares, and nets,
used cooking stones to heat acorn meal
tools from antlers
Clothing: grass/leather aprons and skirts
Shelter: Cone shaped made of redwood
bark, pole, and reeds woven into mats
9. Great Basin
Weather:
little rain
hot during the day
cold at night
Natural Resources:
mostly dessert
low areas surrounded by
mountains at the edges
with valleys that had
seasonal lakes and streams
plants that need little water like
grasses, sagebrush, pinon trees,
at the outer edges pine trees, and willow
small animals rabbits, lizards,
grasshoppers, snakes
sometimes ducks , duck eggs during certain
seasons
seeds, berries pine nuts, roots, cattail
Tools: water baskets sealed with
tree sap
Floating duck decoys, nets, sharp
sticks, flat baskets for catching
seeds
Clothing: rabbit robes in winter
Shelter: Nomadic temporary cone
shelters of willow, brush and reeds
10. Plateau
Weather:
long cold winters
comfortable summers
Natural Resources:
mountains with
dense forests in areas
flatter in the center with
drier grass lands
rivers
driftwood, mud, dirt,
grass and sage brush
fish, antelope, deer, seeds
onions, carrots, camas roots,
salmon
Tools: woven baskets, willow digging
sticks, wooden fishing platforms, nets,
and spears for salmon
Clothing: antelope and deer hides
leggings, dresses and skirts, woven
hats, seed and shell designs
Shelter: near rivers, partly under
ground out of driftwood, mud, sap, and
reeds
11. Great Plains
Weather:
cold winters
hot summers
Natural Resources:
mountains surrounding edges
treeless grasslands in the
center
east more water and softer
soil
west drier dense grass
Buffalo and smaller animals
Culture:
Tools: bow made of buffalo tendon, arrows,
V shaped stone trap, fire, bone knives,
shields,
Clothing: Buffalo robes and hides
Shelter: Houses called tipis
12. South West
Weather:
high temperatures
little rain
dry/arid
Natural Resources:
mountains, canyons
desserts, flat top mesas
rivers, little water
clay, brightly colored plants, cotton
corn, beans, squash, peppers, Large thick walled houses made of
rabbits bricks of adobe(sun baked clay). Up
to 4 stories and had hundreds of
rooms. These are called pueblos.
Clothes were made of cotton that
they grew. Using plants and minerals,
they dyed the fabric
Lived near naturally flooded areas.
Men dug irrigation ditches, and also
built dams to hold summer rain.
Women spend most the day grinding
corn kernels into cornmeal. They used
clay pots to cook stews
13. Eastern Woodlands
Weather:
snowy winters , rain
Natural Resources:
rivers, ocean/coast
lots of lakes and streams
Forests, plants,
maple trees, elm,
deer, bears, beavers, birds, fish
corn, sunflowers, tobacco,
vegetables,
nuts, berries
Long House: Sturdy, log-framed houses covered
with elm bark, about 20 feet wide and over 100
feet long. Several related families live in sections of
the house.
Skirts, capes, and moccasins were made out of
deer skins.
Women ground corn with wooden sticks .
Men often paddled on the rivers and streams in log
and bark canoes . They trapped beavers, hunted
deer, bear, caught birds, and speared fish.
For farming land, men burnt small sections of trees
and underbrush. Women did the hoeing and
planting. They planted many different types of
corn, beans and squash. Made maple syrup and
wooden storage canisters.
14. South East
Weather:
long warm humid summers
mild winters
Natural Resources:
rivers, ocean/coast
Fertile coastal plains
mountains,
swamps
Trees, clay, shells,
corn, beans, squash,
pumpkins,
sunflowers, sweet potatoes
squirrels, rabbits, turkeys, Houses were made from strips of young trees
deer, alligators, turtles, woven into a rectangular frame, then plastered
wild rice, persimmons with clay. These houses had pointed roofs made of
leaves.
Towns included many mounds, first mounds were
burial sights, but others were larger, and used as
platforms for temples. It took many months, even
years, to build these mounds, because they moved
the dirt 1 basket full at a time.
Simple clothing was made of deer skin. Jewelry
made of stones, shells, feathers, pearls, bones, and
clay.
Women used hoes made of stone, shell or animal
shoulder blades. Men hunted using small blow
guns, and bows and arrows.
