Ancient Native American Groups

1. Ancient Native American Groups LEQ- Who were the first Americans and where did they come from?

2. Mound Builders and Cliff Dwellers • Most ancient Native American groups were nomadic so it is hard to find many remains of them since they moved so often. • 2 types of Native Americans were the exception because they left large collections of artifacts. • Mound Builders who created large artificial hills for burial or religious worship • Cliff Dwellers who’s houses in cliffs in the dry southwest have survived for hundreds of years

3. The Adena • Lived and built mounds in southern Ohio • Their culture existed from 2700 to 1800 years ago • They were early farmers but got most of their food from hunting and gathering wild plants. Grave Creek Mound

4. The Hopewell • Lived in a wide area around the Ohio river valley and influenced many other groups of Native Americans • They were mostly farmers. • They traded with groups as far as Florida, Wyoming, and Canada • Their Mounds were usually larger and contained more advanced artifacts • They lived from 2100 to 1500 years ago

5. The Mississippian Culture • They lived from year 700 to around 1500 • Their mounds were used for temples rather than for graves • They were advanced farmers and were able to build cities as large as 40,000 people. The largest was Cahokia. • They traded farthest of all. We have found goods made as far away as Central America. • Cahokia alone had more than 100 mounds. Part of the remains of Cahokia

6. Anasazi Pueblos • This group is known for the houses they built into the walls of cliffs. • They were farmers who lived from years 100 to 1300. • Like the mound building groups they traded with groups thousands of miles away. • Their disappearance is a mystery. Many archaeologists suspect there was a drought that killed some and forced the others to move.

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