HIST 2055 Lecture : Lecture 1
Document Summary
~18-20 million natives living in north america in 1492. Native american culture & society: ancient cultures, clovis culture ( ~13,500-13,000 years ago) Dig point where they found oldest arrow heads and spear points. Mammoth hunters following herds around until mammoth go extinct and they must adapt. Semicircular concentric rings which are believed to be for spiritual reasons. Also a trading point, economic hub; on bank of mississippi river. Giant bird shaped mound: poverty point (~3,500 years ago, anasazi (100ad-1000ad, cahokia (~800-1100ad ad) Iroquois had a matriarchal society (women in charge) A conglomeration of 5 different people all of different languages all with a gender division of labor. Lived in what is now upstate new york; long house (~20-30people: the lakota & the indians of the great plains. Midwest (north texas through great plains into canada) Used large dogs for travel until post 1492 when spanish bring horses: the pueblo people & indians of the southwest.
