Geographical+regions

Time periods Research the Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippi traditions culture, housing, religon and tools. What major change or discovery caused the advancement to the next time period?

===Paleo- (18000BCE-8000BCE)They didn't really have a religion. They were mainly nomadic and travled the land serching for food, never staying in one **spot for very long so they would not run out of food. they used a mineral called chert to make there spears. They mainly hunted mastodons across the frozen landscape and would move on when food ran out. they lived in groups of 20 at most. The main change from paleo to archaic is that the change is that hte ice age ended and more food became availble.**===


 * Archaic-(8,000BCE) The Iceage ended, plants started growing, small animals started getting bigger, and big animals died. They found homes ridged along the river bank or on high ground. Atlatl was a spear like tool they used. They made bowls out of clay. The change that caused the transtion into the Woodland area was they discoved pottery, were able to make plants grow, and learnd to thin out the weeds in the plants and harvest them.**


 * Woodland- (1000BCE) Wide spread practice of agriculture. They made crops and gardens to grow food to eat. They also farmed and stayed in one place for longer. They drew pictures on rocks or carved into rocks to record history and kept storys going. They made there homes on the ledges and cliffs.**


 * Missippi- (700BCE)They lived in villages or farmsteads. They depended on maize agriculture. There houses were made of timber and wood. Chiefdom society. Bow and arrows for hunting and protection. They grew pumpkin sunflower and squash. They made canoes out of trees. Canoes were the there main tranportaion.**

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Research the Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippi traditions culture, housing, religon and tools. What major change or discovery caused the advancement to the next time period?