The First Inhabitants
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The First Inhabitants
Chapter 2 Section 1
The First Inhabitants
Introduction• Scientists believe the
first people came to America across the Bering Strait.
• The climate was colder and the land was covered with trees, mastodons, and other animals.
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Paleolithic (Old Stone)10,000 BC – 7000 BC
• Using only stone-tipped weapons, Paleolithic hunters killed mammoth and other large animals.
• Stone and slate could easily be turned into weapons
• Some of their spear points have been found in the mountains of Stanly county.
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Archaic7000 BC – 500 BC
• People began to forage for food such as wild game, nuts and berries and made dishes like pemmican.
• Flint tools became more complex, resulting in scrapers and spears (atlatl). Elongated river rocks were made into hammers also.
• Communities began as survival skills improved.
• Spring – lived on the Coast; Winter – lived near the fall line
Fall Line
atlatl
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Woodland 10,000 BC – 1000 AD
• Corn, beans, and squash (“3 sisters”) were grown together
• Made clay pottery• Lived in circular houses
in village communities in the Uwharries (Pee Dee River)
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Mississippian800 AD – 1500 AD
• People were influenced by the culture of settlers from along the Mississippi River.
• The Mississippians held ceremonies, led by priests, where they ate boiled corn and drunk black tea (Green Corn Ceremony)
• Made clay pottery• Town Creek Indian Mound
(Pee Dee River) was a ceremonial center
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