Transcript Picture of Early Humans Crossing Beringia

Picture of Early Humans Crossing
Beringia
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Was this trip planned, and do you think
that they had directions to N. America?
Paleo-Indian
When did they exist?
Existed 10,000-8,000 B.C.
 First 2,000 years of Indian life in
Southeast.
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Paleo-Indian
What did they eat?
Their diet consisted of meat from bison,
mastadons, and sloths.
 They also ate small game, berries,wild
fruit,and vegetables.
 Often chased them over cliffs to kill them.
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Paleo-Indian
Did they have weapons?
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They had several types of weapons. They used
knives, spears, and axes.
They would sharpen the spearheads and ax
heads using rocks.
Bow and arrow was not yet invented so they had
to use spears and stab animals.
The atlatl, a spear throwing device was used for
accuracy and to throw further.
Paleo-Indian
How did they live?
They were nomadic, traveling from place
to place, following herds of animals.
 They usually camped out in the open but
when it was cold they would dig pits or
build shelters covered with bark, brush, or
animal hides.
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Paleo-Indian
OTHER FACTS
 Lived off the land and relied on nature for
food, clothes, blankets, tools, shelter, etc.
 Lived in small bands of 20 or so adults
and children.
 Few lived to be older than 30 or 40.
 Many children died before their first
birthday.
Archaic
When did they exist?
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Existed 8,000-1,000 B.C.
Archaic
What did they eat?
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The Archaic Indians became dependent on a
combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering.
Their diet consisted of deer, bear, rabbit,
squirrels, fish, berries, nuts, wild fruit, and
veggies.
They also ate shellfish and oysters.
Archaic
Did they have weapons?
They had a variety of weapons.
 They used an atlatl which was a spear
throwing device so that they could throw
them further and more accurately.
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Archaic
How did they live?
Archaic Indians were usually on the move.
 They traveled based on the seasons.
 Later on they adjusted and learned to use
the resources around them.
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Archaic
OTHER FACTS
 They also hunted bear, fox, raccoon,
opossum,squirrel, and turkey.
 Learned to burn small areas of forest to
improve hunting. The plants that grew
back attracted deer.
 Made clay pottery and decorative items
out of stone and bone.
Woodland
When did they exist?
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Existed 1,000 A.D. -1,000 B.C.
Woodland
What did they eat?
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The Woodland Indians were both hunters and
gatherers.
Their diet consisted of deer, small game, nuts and
seeds, squash, and gourds.
Woodland
Did they have weapons?
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They had bows and arrows.
Woodland
How did they live?
Woodland Indians lived in sturdy houses in
villages.
 They stayed in one place for long periods
of time.
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Woodland
OTHER FACTS
 Like their Archaic ancestors, Woodland
Indians were at home in the forest.
 The use of pottery became widespread
throughout the Southeast during this
period.
Mississippian
When did they exist?
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Existed 1,000 A.D. -1,600 A.D.
Mississippian
What did they eat?
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The Mississippian Indians were hunters and they also
grew their own vegetables.
Their diet consisted of deer, turkey and other small
game, corn, beans, and other vegetables.
Mississippian
Did they have weapons?
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They used bows and arrows for hunting
and for defense.
Mississippian
How did they live?
Mississippian Indians had permanent
settlements with wattle and daub houses.
 They had elaborate burial mounds with
food and ceremonial objects buried inside.
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Mississippian
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OTHER FACTS
The Mississippian Indians preferred living in
places that offered rich bottomlands by rivers,
long moist growing seasons, and good deer and
turkey hunting.
Wild foods remained important, but they also
came to rely more on agriculture.
The Etowah Indian mounds in Cartersville were
built by the Mississippians.