chapter 9: the americas section 2: cultures of north america (203-207)
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Chapter 9: The Chapter 9: The AmericasAmericas
Section 2: Cultures Section 2: Cultures of North America of North America (203-207)(203-207)
Western North Western North AmericaAmerica
What is now the What is now the United States and United States and CanadaCanada
The Northwest (203)The Northwest (203)
Totem Poles – great Totem Poles – great wooden carvings of wooden carvings of people and beasts people and beasts that represented the that represented the community’s historycommunity’s history
Potlatches Potlatches – festive – festive gatheringsgatherings
Leader would give Leader would give away their away their possessions to possessions to enhance the host’s enhance the host’s family’s social statusfamily’s social status
The Southwest The Southwest (203 & 205)(203 & 205)
HohokamHohokam lived in the lived in the southwestern U.S.southwestern U.S.
Built extensive Built extensive irrigation networks.irrigation networks.
PuebloPuebloBuilt permanent Built permanent house with adobehouse with adobe
Adobe – sun-dried Adobe – sun-dried brick, and raised cornbrick, and raised corn
Between Between Rocky Rocky Mountains Mountains and and Mississippi Mississippi RiverRiver
Use buffalo Use buffalo for meat and for meat and used their used their hide for hide for clothing and clothing and tepeestepees
Drought ended Drought ended farming in some farming in some areasareas
Their main work Their main work animal were dogsanimal were dogs
From Canada to From Canada to Gulf of MexicoGulf of Mexico
From the From the Atlantic Ocean to Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi RiverMississippi River
Built earthen Built earthen Mounds – used Mounds – used for burialfor burial
MississippiansMississippiansWere great mound Were great mound buildersbuilders
They used these They used these mounds for religious mounds for religious purposespurposes
Cahokia – Around St. Cahokia – Around St. Louis was the largest Louis was the largest of the ceremonial of the ceremonial centers (moundscenters (mounds
HomeworkHomeworkWorksheet 9.2 due Worksheet 9.2 due tomorrow 01/12/06tomorrow 01/12/06
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