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24 Cards in this Set
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Povertypoint |
Archaic site along the mississippi river floodplain, 3600-2700BPPottery being developed, not heavily used; bunch of clay orbs found called"poverty point artifacts" maybe have an association with baking. |
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AdenaCulture 2800-1550BP |
Characterized by Small mounds; Graves in the taller mounds Exchange networks; for trade, goods travelling long distances, peaceful Special social roles; ritual or prestige, Introduction of agriculture |
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Latewoodland 1550-1050BP |
Characterized by Mound centers; probably monuments to the elite Increased fighting Maize agriculture, came from mezo america |
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Hopewell2100-1600BP |
Embankment covering over 100 acres containing 40 mounds Copper silver and gold metallurgy |
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Mississippi1050-350BP |
Characterized by: Monumental mounds; mounds over 100ft tall, rectangular, community buildings, human sacrifices occasionally Exotic goods; trade networks reestablished Fortifications;buildings in defensible areas Violent deaths |
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Cahokia1350-550BP |
One of the largest and most influential of the Mississippian mound centers. Biggest city in north america prior to contact with white people Smaller mounds outside central plaza, one mound full of burials and possibly sacrificial victims |
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Moundville950BP |
Late Mississippian center in Alabama 30 mounds, 3000 burials, over 1 million artifacts Political and religious center |
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TheDraper Site 1450-1500AD |
Iroquois villages Increased fortification Sweat baths, cooking hearths, and pits for burial One special long house that's different than the others. Special housing for visitors |
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The PlainsVillages 2500BP and on |
Characterized by: Introduction of pottery from the east Villages Burial mounds, possibly also adopted from east, dis-articulated bones buried with animal bones Some maize and agriculture Earth covered lodges with semi-permanent housing |
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Crowcreek massacre 1325AD |
A massacre of at least 486 individuals in a south Dakota village |
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ThePacific Coast Pacificnorthwest Chiefdoms-3800BP and onward |
Characterized by: Permanent Villages: plank houses made of cedar Social stratification, Marine-base foraging- Salmon, seals, whales Controlled territories, Potlaches: competitive feasting and gifting Roles;crafts people and artists, hunters, whale hunters |
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Ozette |
Huge mudslide came in 250-450 years ago completely burying it Many things kept in their original place Site was rebuilt more than one time, possible other mudslides They lived in red cedar houses Fishhooks made our of wood and bone points |
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TheArctic Dorset 2500-450Bp |
Characterized by: Marinere source exploitation Semi-permanent houses Never had the bow and arrow, used spears instead Don't exist anymore |
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Thule1000BP and onward |
Characterized by:Marine resource exploitation Seasonal villages Superior technology to Dorset Haveo pen sea boats |
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TheGreat Basin |
Basins- water flow sin but not out Old basketry, no pottery Everything made out of textiles |
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Hohokam1250-500BP |
Characterized by Villages with central plazas Canal irrigation Places for ceremony Ballcourt, 166 sites with ball courts Power based around canals and water supply Lived near the salt and Gila river |
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Snaketown |
Hohokam village along the Gila river, 1-1150AD Ritual or political center May have been around 1k people living there 60 mounds made of trash Crafts,shell and stone manufacturing Rubber from mexico for balls,Part of the long distance trade network |
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PuebloanCultures Pueblo I: AD750-900 |
Colorado Plateau and San Juan River Pithouse villages, around 100 people Great kivas, big built circles representing the underworld, biggest is 74 ft across Migration |
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Pueblo II AD900-1150 |
The Chaco phenomenon: Great houses constructed throughout chaco canyon Public spaces Can be up to 4 stories tall Anasazi means ancient enemy Roads that lead nowhere 1054AD supernova might be depicted in petroglyph Sun dagger on the summer solstice |
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Pueblo III AD1150-1300 |
Characterized by:Smaller pueblos Lack of communal spaces Increased violence Possible cannibalism, cut marks found on bones |
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MesaVerde |
Black on white pottery Built into a cliff face |
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Mogollon |
Ritually killed pots Kachina dolls, made from pottery |
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Vikings1300-1100BP |
Agriculturally based Houses built of sod and stone Viking means "to go on an expedition" |
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Priorto european contact, north america was home to |
~3.8 million people Thousands of languages |
