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Early Native American Societies. S.W.B.A.T. Explain how many diverse Native American cultures developed across different regions of North America by completing a graphic organizer. Word of the Day. Nomad - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Early Native American Societies
S.W.B.A.TExplain how many diverse
Native American cultures developed
across different regions of North America by completing a graphic
organizer
Word of the DayNomad
A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and
move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
Early SocietiesAnasazi
(ah-nuh-SAH-zee)
• One of the early farm cultures in the Southwest.
• Lived where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet.
Early SocietiesAnasazi
(ah-nuh-SAH-zee)
• Grew maize, beans, and squash.
• Used irrigation to increase food production.
• Skilled basket and pottery makers.
Early SocietiesAnasazi
(ah-nuh-SAH-zee)
• Built pueblos, or aboveground houses made of heavy clay called adobe.
• Built them on top of each other.
• Some had several hundred rooms and could house 1,000 people.
Early SocietiesAnasazi
(ah-nuh-SAH-zee)
• Also built kivas, underground ceremonial chambers, at the center of each community.
• Sacred areas used for religious ceremonies.
Early SocietiesMississippian
• Skilled farmers and traders who built large settlements.
• Their largest city, Cahokia, was located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri.
Early SocietiesMississippian
• Build hundreds of mounds for religious ceremonies.
• Mounds had flat tops, and temples were built on the top of the mounds.
• Some mounds were shaped like birds and snakes and were over 100 feet high.