NOTES FROM CHAPTER 1- GIVE ME
LIBERTY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
mWhen did Indians settle in the new world? - "Indians" settled the New World between 15,000 and
60,000 years ago
What did North and South American Societies build? - built roads, trade networks, and irrigation
systems.
What did indians North of Mexico not have that Indians in the south did? - Indians north of Mexico
lacked literacy, metal tools, and scientific knowledge necessary for long-distance navigation.
Mound Builders - Built 3,500 years ago along the Mississippi River in modern-day Louisiana,
Poverty Point was a trading center for the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys.
Cahokia - Located near present-day St. Louis,
city known as Cahokia flourished with a population of 10,000-30,000 around the year 1200.
Western Indians - Hopi and Zuni
Hopi and Zuni - Hopi and Zuni ancestors settled around present-day Arizona and New Mexico
built large planned towns with multiple-family dwellings,
traded with peoples as far away as Mississippi and central Mexico.
Diet of Eastern North America Indians? - diet of corn, squash, and beans and supplemented it by fishing
and hunting.
Relationship between Tribes in Eastern North America - Tribes frequently warred with one another;
however, there were also many loose alliances.
Native American Religion - Religious ceremonies were often directly related to farming and hunting.
Those who were believed to hold special spiritual powers held positions of respect and authority.
Land and Property for the Indians - The idea of owning private property was foreign to Indians.
LIBERTY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
mWhen did Indians settle in the new world? - "Indians" settled the New World between 15,000 and
60,000 years ago
What did North and South American Societies build? - built roads, trade networks, and irrigation
systems.
What did indians North of Mexico not have that Indians in the south did? - Indians north of Mexico
lacked literacy, metal tools, and scientific knowledge necessary for long-distance navigation.
Mound Builders - Built 3,500 years ago along the Mississippi River in modern-day Louisiana,
Poverty Point was a trading center for the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys.
Cahokia - Located near present-day St. Louis,
city known as Cahokia flourished with a population of 10,000-30,000 around the year 1200.
Western Indians - Hopi and Zuni
Hopi and Zuni - Hopi and Zuni ancestors settled around present-day Arizona and New Mexico
built large planned towns with multiple-family dwellings,
traded with peoples as far away as Mississippi and central Mexico.
Diet of Eastern North America Indians? - diet of corn, squash, and beans and supplemented it by fishing
and hunting.
Relationship between Tribes in Eastern North America - Tribes frequently warred with one another;
however, there were also many loose alliances.
Native American Religion - Religious ceremonies were often directly related to farming and hunting.
Those who were believed to hold special spiritual powers held positions of respect and authority.
Land and Property for the Indians - The idea of owning private property was foreign to Indians.
