Summary Of North American Societies Around 1492

Summary Of North American Societies Around 1492 The Native American life was well-established in the late 1400’s, before the encounter with the Europeans. The different environments in the North America lead to diverse Native American Tribes. Some of these diverse tribes were non migratory farming communities and others were nomadic, the complete opposite. Native American societies were never similar to each other but shared some cultural traits like; certain religious beliefs, social values, patterns of trade, and attitudes toward land use. In 1568, David Ingram claimed to have used the Native American trade routes that went all the way from Mexico to the Atlantic Coast. One major reason tribes made contact with one another was for trading, there are many other reasons, but trading caused tribes to make more contact with other tribes. Because tribes made permanent settlements, most of the tribes became well known for specific skills or products; these items or products were traded with tribes locally or form far away tribes. Intermediaries or traders carried items from far away places and were able to travel long distances because of Native American trade routes. The Native American’s saw the land as the source of life, for this reason the land was never to
The Pima and the Pueblo tribes were descendants of the Hohokam and Anasazi, lived in the dry, harsh environment of the Southwest. Two related tribes, the Pueblo and the Hopi, left the cliff houses of their ancestors the Anasazi. The Pueblo built new settlements near rivers, like the Rio Grande, to irrigate their farms. The Hopi and the Acoma lived near the cliffs and uniquely developed irrigation systems. These tribes built and lived in multistory made out of adobe or stone and also grew corn, melons, squash, and beans. In addition, these tribes built ceremonial chambers for council and religious