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Language for Social Studies Learning: N/A Critical Thinking Question: Explain how trade between American Indian tribes left rich information for archaeologists. Let’s Draw or Write: What artifacts from today would help future archaeologists understand trade? Wellness Question: Should archaeologists be permitted to research anywhere there are artifacts or should there be respect for sacred areas? Weekly Assessment Questions: 1. Fill in the blank: Edna exchanges her apple for Tyler’s orange. This is an example of bartering . Distractors: buying; producing; selling 2. What evidence supports an extensive trade network across North America?
a. desert pigments used in artwork from Ohio b. farming tribes eating squash for daily meals c. shelters on the Plains made from bison hides d. beautiful shell jewelry made by coastal tribes a. someone who bargains for the best price b. the person who travels to a trading center
3. What is a middleman in trade?
c. a person who takes goods from a seller to a buyer d. someone who manufactures resources into goods 4. What trading material was used to make weapons? a. copper b. flint c. shells d. squash 5. True or false : All trade in ancient America occurred in large trading centers. 6. Why might a coastal tribe trade rare shells for eating utensils? a. They do not like eating seafood. b. Seashells are used to make jewelry. c. Traders prefer to walk long distances. d. No one in the tribe can make utensils. 7. True or false: Tribes traded information as well as goods. 8. What happens to the price of a good when scarcity or demand increases? a. nothing 9. Open response: Explain how archaeologists learn about ancient people without written records. (Archaeologists study artifacts and sites to determine how people lived. They put together clues and recognize patterns that tell them about the people who lived in a place.) 10.Open response: Why would current highways be on top of ancient trade routes? (Accept any reasonable answers unless specifically discussed in class. Sample answer: Ancient peoples figured out the best or easiest routes over the landscape. Those routes are still the best, so they are used for transportation today.) b. It increases. c. It decreases. d. It is negotiated.
Trade and Economics in North America | Week 8
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