10 September 2014 Do now: Min. of 5 lines…Which element of

culture is most important to you and why?

Today, I will successfully (43/50 min) locate the 50 states. I will identify key elements of culture in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America

Homework: Read and annotate* the Northeast, Southeast and Plains region.

* (take notes and identify elements of culture)

Culture What defines a group’s way of life.

Social Organization: Loosely defined social classes, low, middle, high

Customs and Traditions: Hot Dogs and Fireworks on the 4th of July. Remembrance of 9-11-01

Religion: Judeo-Christian roots, but freedom to practice mostly anything.

Language: Not official English Arts and Literature: Highly valued Forms of government: Currently, democratic-

republic, originally republic Economic systems: mixed (parts socialism and

free enterprise)

Testing procedures Make sure your name is on the paper.

Level 0 when the test is out (it’ll be assumed that you’re cheating)

Don’t help people cheat (cover up your work)

Eyes on your paper (your cheating)

Cheating will result in a 0 and a call home!

Don’t leave anything blank, don’t quit, everyone has a brain…Use it!!!!

Once your quiz continue reading about Native American culture.

Arctic

These people were heavily influenced by their environment.

Eskimo-Aleut language family Population small and scattered Inuitsnomadic hunters Aleuts settled, small fishing villages Homes made of sod/timber, in the

extreme north Ice. Seal and otter skins were well insolated

and waterproof.

Subarctic

Swampy, piney forests colder region inland Alaska and Canada.

Western: Athabaskan speakers Easter: Algonquian speakers Used toboggans, snowshoes, and lightweight

canoes for travel. Sparsely populated Small family groups hunted caribou lived in

easy to move tents. Also lived in underground dugouts.

Europeans interaction: economic/cultural shift from subsistence living to profit living