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Native American CulturesSocial Studies 7Mr. Donnelly
Learning Objective & Do Now• Learning Objective: • 1. We will understand how geographic areas
influenced the development of Native American cultures
• 2. We will understand the diversity of Native American cultures, especially with respect to religious faith and land/property ownership
• Do Now:
The Anasazi Native Americans• The earliest people in North America
were hunter-gatherers• By 1500 BC people in the
southwestern part of North America had farm cultures and grew maize• The Anasazi used irrigation to
increase food production in the dry climate• The Anasazi began abandoning their
villages after living in them for hundreds of years
Drought and the Anasazi• Drought, disease, or raids by other tribes may
have caused this• The Anasazi to migrate elsewhere