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7 Cards in this Set
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Mound Builders |
Around 3,000 years ago, various groups began to emerge in an area stretching from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi Valley. |
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Anasazi |
Built large cliff dwellings to defend against attacks by outsiders. |
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Hohokam |
Highly skilled farmers that dug irrigation canals in the deserts of present-day Arizona. |
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Culture |
Regions in which groups of people have a similar way of life. |
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Basic Needs |
Woman collected roots, wild seeds, nuts, acorns, and berries. Men hunted and fished. |
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Shared beliefs |
Native Americans felt a close relationship to the natural world. They believed that spirits dwelled in nature and that the spirits were a part of their everyday lives. |
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Far North |
The people of the arctic survived on fish, shellfish, and birds. With climates too cold for farming, Subarctic people relied on animals and plants for food. |