Paleo
10000 - 8000 BC
What year was the Paleo indians?
8000 to 1000 BC
What were the dates of the Archaic indians?
1000 BC -1000 AD
WHat were the dates of the Woodland indians?
800 - 1600 BC
What were the dates of the mississippian indians?
Nomadic, Nonpermanent dwellings
What did the Paleo indians live in?
1st permanent settlements but moved seasonally in search of moved
What kind of dwellings did the Archaic indians live in?
Tribes lived in permanent villages in dome shaped nuts
What dwellings did they live in?
Large towns goverened by chiefs
What were the types of dwellings?
Large animals, nuts, berries
What kind of food did they eat?
Smaller game ( deer, rabbits, fish, nuts)
What type of food did the Archaic indians eat?
Use seeds to plant crops
What foods did they eat?
Begaan farming on a large scale-- Maize, squash, beans,tobacco, etc
What type of food did they eat?
(spearheads)
What tools did they use to hunt with?
Tools and weapons out of stone and bone
what did these indians use as tools?
Developed bows and arrows
What kind of tools do the Woodland indians use
Used stone,wood, and bones to create weapons and farming tools
What did they use to make their tools?
- Paleo means ancient in Greek.
- Lived in groups of 25-30.
-Covered shelters with animals hides and bark.
What is some interesting facts about Paleo indians
were hunters,gatherers, and fishermen
WHAT ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS?
-created decorative,long lasting pottery
-Left the first evidence of religious beliefs
Name interesting facts about the woodland indians
-settlements contained thousands of families
-villiages were protected by guard towers and moats
- Built flat-topped burial mounds
- Alive when europeans came
What are some interesting facts?