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10 Cards in this Set
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Mound Builders |
built for burial sites and foundation for public buildings |
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Anasazi |
Lived in the South West, built large cliff dwellings, Skilled in making things for trade. Mysteriously vanished in 1300 |
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Hohokam |
300 B.C.- 1450 highly skilled farmers, Present Day Arizona, traded for seashells to make jewlery |
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Culture |
ways of life |
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Basic Needs |
Included food, clothing and shelter; were met by hunting, farming and collecting. |
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Shared Beliefs |
Native Americans believed that there were spirits in nature, and believed that they were present in their everyday lives. told stories to pass down these beliefs. |
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Far North |
An Artic area, people survived on fish, shellfish and birds hunted marine mammals. In the summer, they hunted caribou, moose, bear and small game |
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Kayak |
small boat made from skins. |
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North West |
Sothern Alaska to North California. Lots of food in this area allowed tribes to live in permanent settlements, even though they were not farmers. potlatch was involved in societies here. |
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Potlatch |
a ceremony at which hosts showered their guestswith gifts. |