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Early America

Explore the development of ancient American civilizations from Paleo-Indian to Mississippian Periods, their adaptation to environments, communal ownership, and belief in a universal spirit. Discover the journey through semi-nomadic hunting, agricultural advances, and intricate societal structures.

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Early America

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  1. Early America

  2. Land Bridge

  3. Native Americans • -Hunting and Gathering • -Agriculture develops • -Ancient civilizations • -adapted to their environments • -close relationship to the land • communal ownership • -belief in universal spirit

  4. Time Periods • Paleo-Indian Period • Archaic Period • Woodland Period • Mississippian Period

  5. Paleo-Indian Period • Semi-Nomadic • Hunting/Technology • Colder Climate

  6. Archaic Period • Early Trading • Subsistence Economies • Warmer Climate • Advances in Technology

  7. Woodland Period • Divided into 3 sub-periods • Ceramics

  8. Woodland Period • Increasingly sedentary • Horticulture

  9. Woodlands Period • Burial Mounds • Trade

  10. Woodlands Period • Corn • Bow & Arrow

  11. Mississippian Period • Larger, Complex Societies • Fiber-Tempered Pottery • Townships • Long Distance Trade • Warfare • First Encounters with Europeans

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