Congratulations and Recap

Folks,
 I want to congratulate you on completing the first assignment.  The answers were good.  As a recap, strongly consider the role that environmental factors played in creating the various and complex Native American societies of the Americas.  When the Europeans arrived in the 15th century, they found lands filled with many different peoples who had created successful and vibrant cultures.

As a review activity to do throughout the upcoming year, use the Internet to search for images of different Native American tribes and then analyze the image to find the environmental factors that contributed to that creation. 

For Example:  The image above is an Iroquois longhouse.  It is made of wood because the Iroquois nations lived the Northeastern woodlands where wood was the abundant resource for construction.  The longhouse was home to many families.  This type of living arrangement worked in the matriarchal culture and society of the Iroquois where women had significant power, particularly over the home.  It is of study construction to weather the cold winter that one finds in the Northeast. 

The Next Assignment is in the following post.