500 Nations Unit Quiz

a universal and unified blanket representing the sacred fours made by the lakota

40,000 to 12,000. Originated in Africa, went Asia, and then to America before Ice Age

contradicts bearing straight theory because young people would move to spread out along coasts

"die offs" 12000 BC-1500 Ad huge animals died off. These included giant slowness of mammoths, huge bears, huge beavers, and humans with frontal lobes

development of frontal lobes for critical thinking in humans and invention of spear with invention of arrowhead made of stone and it attaches to a stick with sinew, oils, and fats from a horse. This led to the development of bow and arrow.

Called the Atlac- a tool to make the arm longer and more accurate in hunting.

8 major cultural regions, 5 million people minimum, 500 nations. due to large brains that help animals think and adapt to environment

Ohlone

iroquoi

lakota

maya

aztec and inca

see things as connected and joined

seeing the world as being alive and deserves respect

you are the animal and the animal is you

coastanoan

california coast

Near san Francisco, but kicked out. Poneo- Cali reservation name

-dry and hot-gold in cali-savannah-very rich with resources, so dont need to do agriculture-beautiful weather-grassy, hilly, sunny, fresh and salt water resources

-men hunt/fish and women gather-flint made of stone from volcanoes are used to chip

-fresh animals and plants-tule grasses: insulate homes and can float in water because is hollow, so it is strong and build-able for canoes-deer, (totem) fish, wheat become food -acorns make leather

-sweathouse-round house or community house could hold entire village and they stand for years

-distinctive renewable lifestyle b/c everything in their life was circular and would recycle everything-peacefulness and communal -basketry could be transported and was woven so tightly that only ohlone women could make the baskets