Transcript Native Americans of North America

Native Americans of
North and South America
Gladys Burnham Elementary
Fifth Grade
Marking Periods: 1 and 2
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Tribes of North America
Tribes of South America
Incas
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Eastern Woodlands
Aztecs
Great Plains
Incas
Southwest
Mayas
Eastern Woodland Indians
Location of Tribe: Eastern part of the United States
Type of Homes: Wigwams and Longhouses
Type of Clothing: Breechcloths, grass dresses, moccasins
Food: Any type of wildlife, berries, nuts, and wild plants
Jobs: Men hunted, fished, built house and scraped animal skins
Women grew gardens of corn, squash, pumpkins, and beans. They also
made clothing
Children helped gather fruits, nuts and berries
Interesting Facts:
Used snowshoes to hunt in the winter and traveled up to fifty miles a day
There was a group of men called the “False Face Society”
Location of the Eastern Woodland Indians
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Northwest Indians
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Location of Tribe: Ranged from Southern Alaska to Northern California
with fertile soil and North America’s tallest trees.
Type of Homes: Solid houses made from tree planks from the large
trees.
Climate: Mild with strong wet winds and rain.
Food: Ate salmon, hunted whales and ate various other animals living in
that area.
Interesting Facts:
Northwest Indians were skilled wood workers. They made furniture, pots,
bowls, and masks.
Families chose an animal as a symbol, totem, and they made masks and
carved the symbols in a giant post for the corner of their house.
Location of the Northwest Indians
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Great Plains Indians
Location of Tribe:
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Type of Homes: Teepees-could tear down and travel with them
Type of Clothing: Wore bison skins in the winter
Food: Bison- referred to as, “A Walking Department Store”
Weather: Winters were bitter cold, and summers reached over 100° F
Interesting Facts:
The Plains Indians used the bison for food, clothing, tools, and housing
Bones were used for tools, stomachs were used for carrying water and for
cooking, and hides were used for blankets, robes, and shoes. Other parts
of the bison were used for string for bows.
Land near the river was used for farming, other land was dry and hard
Location of the Great Plains Indians
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Southwest Indians
Location of Tribe:
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Type of Homes: Adobe houses-made from a clay like mixture that kept
the home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They also lived in
communities within mountains and on plateaus.
Type of Clothing: Used cotton for clothing and blankets
Food: Farmed corn, beans, and squash. Southwest Indians had to
irrigate or dig ditches to bring water to their crops.
Jobs: Men farmed, made cloth from cotton and older men weaved.
Women ground grains, cooked it, and made pottery and baskets.
Interesting Facts:
These Native Americans were called “Pueblos”, which is Spanish for
“town”. There were two groups: Zuni and Hopi
Location of the Southwest Indians
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Incas
Location of Tribe: Western Coast of South America
Facts:
 The Incas worshipped the Sun
 Everyone in the empire worked because laziness was a crime.
 Empire stretched 2,500 miles
 They carved huge blocks of stones for buildings without any iron tools
 The Incas did not have a written language
 They farmed and dug irrigation canals, some were 500 miles long.
 Their land was rich in gold and silver.
Map of the Inca Empire
Location of the Inca Empire
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Mayas
Location of Tribe: Located in the jungles of Central America and
Southern Mexico.
Facts:
 The Mayas built beautiful, carefully planned cities with huge temples
 Created a government with a system of laws
 Created a system of writing
 Developed mathematics
 Studied the heavens and created a more accurate calendar than the
Europeans.
Map of the Mayan Empire
Location of the Mayan Empire
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Aztecs
Location of Tribe: Located in Central America and Mexico
Facts:
 The empire had 10 million people
 The empire also had various temples
 Created a system of writing
 Developed taxes and used taxes to build roads, canals, and temples
 Tenochtitlan was the largest city in the world at the time. It was built on an
island in a lake. The Aztecs built causeways to get to the city.
 Causeways are like roadways that are raised above water
Map of the Aztec Empire
Location of the Aztec Empire
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Eastern Woodland Video
Great Plains Video
Southwest Video
Inca Video
Aztec Video
Maya Video
Location of Native American
Groups in North America
Location of Empires in South America
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