You are to complete the Section Assessment on page 48 numbers 3,4,5,6. COMPLETE SENTENCES ARE REQUIRED. Notes for Section 2 of Chapter 2 are listed below. I will be around on Wednesday to make sure you got them.
Native American Cultures
Chapter 2
Section 2
Culture Areas of North America
Cultural Area- a region in which people share a similar way of life
Tribe- a community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals
Needs must always be met first, Native Americans developed several ways to do this
Hunting, Gathering, Fishing- (Nomadic)
Farming (stationary)
Trade ( diffusion)
Diffusion- Process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
Climate, Resources, & Culture
Climate and Resources-
What could be grown
Clothes they wore
Tribal organizations
Harsh conditions, nomadic and small
Favorable conditions larger groups and stayed together
Culture-
Far North and Plateau
Limited resources
Depended on the sea for almost everything
Northwest
Plenty of food
Built permanent villages
So much surplus, they competed to see who could give away the most
Southeast
Hunted, Fished, Farmed
Permanent villages
Shared Beliefs
Though belief varied between groups, they did share some basic ideas
Respect for nature
Sought to maintain a balance between people and nature
Believed in spirits and unseen forces
Special Ceremonies
Ceremonies to bring rain, good harvests,
Dances and feasts that could last for days
Iroquois Confederacy
12 or more families to a “long house”
Women
owned all household property
In charge of planting and harvesting
Held political power
Men moved in with woman’s family
Clan- group of 2 or more related families
5 nations of Iroquois- League of the Iroquo
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