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WhentdidtIndianstsettletintthetnewtworld?t-
t"Indians" tsettledtthetNewtWorldtbetweent15,000tandt60,000tyearstago
WhattdidtNorthtandtSouthtAmericantSocietiestbuild?t-
tbuilttroads,ttradetnetworks,tandtirrigationtsystems.
WhattdidtindianstNorthtoftMexicotnotthavetthattIndianstintthetsouthtdid?t-
tIndianstnorthtoftMexicotlacked tliteracy,tmetalttools,tandtscientifictknowledgetnecessarytfortl
ong-distancetnavigation.
MoundtBuilderst-tBuiltt3,500tyearstagotalongtthetMississippitRivertintmodern-daytLouisiana,t
PovertytPointtwastattradingtcentertfortthetMississippitandtOhiotRivertvalleys.
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citytknowntastCahokiatflourishedtwithtatpopulationtoft10,000-30,000taroundtthetyeart1200.
WesterntIndianst-tHopitandtZuni
HopitandtZunit-tHopitandtZunitancestorstsettledtaroundtpresent-
daytArizonatandtNewtMexico
builttlargetplannedttownstwithtmultiple-familytdwellings,
t
tradedtwithtpeoplestastfartawaytastMississippitandtcentraltMexico.
DiettoftEasterntNorthtAmericatIndians?t-
tdiettoftcorn,tsquash,tandtbeanstandtsupplemented tittbytfishingtandthunting.
RelationshiptbetweentTribestintEasterntNorthtAmericat-
tTribestfrequentlytwarred twithtonetanother;thowever,ttheretweretalsotmanytloosetalliances.
NativetAmericantReligiont-
tReligioustceremoniestweretoftentdirectlytrelated ttotfarmingtandthunting.
Thosetwhotweretbelievedttotholdtspecialtspiritualtpowerstheldtpositionstoftrespecttandtautho
rity.
LandtandtPropertytfortthetIndianst-
tThetideatoftowningtprivate tpropertytwastforeignttotIndians.
Indianstbelievedtlandtwastatcommontresource,tnottanteconomictcommodity.