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This is a map showing the theory of how many believe the Paleo Indians arrived in the Americas from Asia:

media type="youtube" key="jRax_a8t4C4" height="344" width="425" Watch this video to see how "flintknapping" was done.

Lithic "flakes"

The famous "Clovis" point

Late Woodland points

This is a basic view of Indian Culture Areas when the Europeans arrived in the 15th Century. After looking at the map, click on the map to go to your "Fill In Notes" on Native American cultures. Click on this fabulous website to learn more about native cultures in the US: [|Native Americans] When you are done exploring the above website, answer these questions from the website: 1.In the Paleoindian section, summarize what was said about projectile points. 2. What clue on the mastadon skeleton linked it to humans? 3. In the Archaic Period, hunter gatherers were still nomadic but were staying in camps for longer periods. What activities or what can you learn about life in this period from the details in the mural? 4. Summarize the "Village Gardeners" section in the Woodland Period. What was significant about this period? 5. How did the muralists in the Woodland Period painting know to paint the houses in a circular pattern? 6. Look in the Contact Period. How do iron objects found on Indian sites relate to the name of this period?

Click on the photo below to go to a great site on Pennsylvania Native American archeology

See how archeologists learn to "read the dirt". Look closely at the picture below.

Reproduction Iroquois longhouses Celebrate Leif Erikson Day (October 9th) by clicking below:



Click here for an interesting link on [|Columbus]

Level 3 Worksheet

Spain Makes a Stand Article Questions

A Spanish galleon

See how much gold was carried on a famous Spanish galleon, The Atocha: media type="youtube" key="jNdi4pbUIwc?fs=1" height="385" width="480" The Atocha Treasure The English Seadogs (pirates)! Guess which one is the real one and which one is the fake! Hmmmm.