1. CHAPTER 25th Grade Social Studies The Earliest Americans

2. The Earliest Americans Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, Colorado www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm

3. The First AmericansLesson 1 • Land Routes of Early People • Land Bridge www.sfu.museum/journey/03middle/coastal.php

4. The First AmericansLesson 1 – Cont. Archaeologists Glaciers Artifacts Ancestors

5. Ancient IndiansLesson 2 Agriculture Extinct

6. Ancient IndiansLesson 2 – cont. Totem poles are an ancient tradition of the Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest Coast

7. Ancient IndiansLesson 2 – cont. Cliff Palace is an ancient Anasazi building at Mesa Verde National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado. Civilization

8. Ancient IndiansLesson 2 – cont. Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico Pueblo

9. The Desert SouthwestLesson 3 Pueblo People

10. The Desert SouthwestLesson 3 – cont. Kachina Figures… Dolls that were given to help children learn about the Kachinas “Pueblo Spirits.”

11. The Desert SouthwestLesson 3 – cont. Navajo

12. Northwest Coast and the ArcticLesson 4 Making of a Dugout

13. Northwest Coast and the ArcticLesson 4 – cont. Makahs Kwakiutls (Kwah – Kee – oo- tuhlz)

14. Northwest Coast and the ArcticLesson 4 – cont. Inuit

15. The PlainsLesson 5 Lodge Tepee

16. The PlainsLesson 5 – cont. Did You Know… Over 60 Million Buffalo once roamed the Great Plains of North America!

17. The PlainsLesson 5 – cont. Kiowas Crow Warrior Cheyenne Dancers

18. The PlainsLesson 5 – cont. Comanches

19. The Eastern WoodlandsLesson 6 Longhouse Wigwam

20. The Eastern WoodlandsLesson 6 – cont. What do you think a palisade Is used for? Palisade

21. The Eastern WoodlandsLesson 6 – cont. Algonquians

22. The Eastern WoodlandsLesson 6 – cont. Iroquois

23. Ticket – Out – The – DoorAnswer Both Questions! • From what you have seen so far, what interests you the most about this unit? Why? • How would you define our civilization in comparison to the Natives that lived before us?