chapter 2 native americans origins many scientists believe that indians’ came from asia during the...
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Origins
Many scientists believe that Indians’ came from Asia during the last ice age.
The ancestors of these Indians crossed the land that connected Asia and North America, arriving in N.C. about 14,000 years ago.
Knowledge of early Native American cultures comes from Archaeologists, scientists who study artifacts left by ancient civilizations.
Paleo Indians
Paleo: very old or long ago.
• Nomadic hunters who hunted large animals such as:
mammothscamels early type of bison
Archaic Indians
Archaic: old.
• hunted smaller animals using an atlatl.
• fished and gathered plants, nuts, fruit, and roots for food.
Woodland Indians• developed the bow and arrow
• hunters
• grew crops such as corn, squash, gourds and sunflowers
• built permanent villages made with grass roofs
• created clay pottery to store and serve food
Mississippian Indians
• farmers
• held ceremonies for planting and harvesting
• built ceremonial centers
The largest tribes were the:
• Tuscarora
• Catawba
• Cherokee
lived in the Coastal Plain
lived in the Piedmont and Southern Coastal Plain
lived in the Mountains
Three main language groups:
• Algonquian
• Iroquoian
• Siouan
spoken by Chowanoc, Moratoc, Pamlico, Roanoac
spoken by the Tuscarora and Cherokee
spoken by the Catawba
Plants
• Native Americans used plants:• For food
• To fight disease, and
• To bring healing
• Corn:• Was the main source of food
• Most important plant
The Family
Most of the Indians of North Carolina had a mother-centered family system
Within this family system, a child was related by blood only to the mother.