The First Inhabitants

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The First Inhabitants

• Mrs. Summerlin

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Who are the first inhabitants?

• Paleolithic

• 10,000 B.C.-7000 B.C.
• Latin for old stone.
• Climate colder then today.
• Winters lasted longer.
• Land covered by spruce and fir trees.
• Mastodons and other extinct animals roamed.
• People foraged.

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What is the Archaic Period?

• Archaic Period

• 7,000B.C.-5,000B.C.
• Hunt game, gathered nuts, and berries.
• Flint tools became more complex and could take
  the fur off bear or deer.
• Hammers from elongated river rock.
• Moved from place to place according to the
  season.
• Spring along the coast learned to trap and
  spear.
• Winter closer to fall line to fish.
• 6,000B.C. hunting improved, life improved and
  diet
• 5,000 years ago, climate warmed and people began
  to live together in larger communities with
  better food and technology.

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Who where the Woodlands?

• Woodland Period

• 1,000B.C.-1,000A.D.
• Corn/Maize came from Mexico.
• Corn, beans and squash helped their diet.
• Allowed them to stay in one place.
• Depended upon the forest for hunting and shelter,
  called Woodland culture.

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What is the Mississippian Influence?

• Mississippian Influence

• 800A.D.-1500A.D.
• Towns located along the Mississippi River.
• Influenced by traders that came north from
  present day Mexico and taught them new ideas.
• Built ceremonial centers allowed them to gather
  to together for religious worship, recreation,
  and fellowship.
• Believed that ceremonies helped with growing
  better crops and live in harmony with the earth.
• Farthest advancement was along the PEE Dee River.
• Hunters, farmers, and traders looking for
  minerals.
• Town Creek Indian Mound was a ceremonial center
  in which temple and daily life took place.

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Reviewing

• An area where Mississippians came together for
  religious worship, recreation, and fellowship?
• The beliefs and traditions of a group of people
  who share common experiences.
• What are the four prehistoric cultures?
• What plant drastically changed life for the
  better during the Woodland period?
• What is the Town Creek Indian Mound? To which
  culture does it belong?
• Answer in complete sentences. Use your notes and
  Chapter 2 Section 1.