chapter 9: the americas section 2: cultures of north america (203-207)

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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