Early America

Land Bridge

Native Americans• -Hunting and Gathering• -Agriculture develops• -Ancient civilizations• -adapted to their

environments• -close relationship to the

land• communal

ownership• -belief in universal spirit

Time Periods

• Paleo-Indian Period• Archaic Period• Woodland Period• Mississippian Period

Paleo-Indian Period

• Semi-Nomadic• Hunting/Technology• Colder Climate

Archaic Period

• Early Trading• Subsistence Economies• Warmer Climate• Advances in Technology

Woodland Period

• Divided into 3 sub-periods• Ceramics

Woodland Period

• Increasingly sedentary• Horticulture

Woodlands Period

• Burial Mounds• Trade

Woodlands Period

• Corn• Bow & Arrow

Mississippian Period• Larger, Complex Societies• Fiber-Tempered Pottery• Townships• Long Distance Trade• Warfare

• First Encounters with Europeans