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Lesson Plan: 1. Read the article. Have students highlight the resources that the American Indian tribes traded. Ask: a. Why do you think that resources were found so far away from where they were discovered? (People from different regions traveled and traded with one another.) 2. Look at the images “ Flint,” “Obsidian,” and “Copper,” found in related media. Ask: a. How do you think American Indians would use these materials? b. Flint: It was used for starting fires. Flint has sharp edges when it breaks. Flint was used in tools and weapons. c. Obsidian: used to make arrowheads d. Copper: used to create artwork and beads 3. Compare the map “American Indian Trade Routes” from the article with a major roads and cities map of the U.S. Ask students the following questions: a. What do these two maps have in common? (Answers will vary.) b. What do you notice about the two maps? (Answers will vary.) c. What conclusions can you make based on the two maps? (Answers will vary.) 4. As a class, discuss: a. strategies native people used on the trade routes (“military crest,” heel-to-toe walking) b. importance of the Trading Path, Mackinac, and Dakota Rendezvous site
Article Assessment Questions: 1. What stone was traded throughout North America? a. coal b. diamonds c. flint d. redstone 2. What did the Hohokam trade?
a. adobe bricks for fish b. hot peppers for maize c. tepee poles for goats d. bison hides for seashells 3. What were rivers used for in trading? a. barriers
b. highways c. irrigation d. recreation
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Trade and Economics in North America | Week 8
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