We tend to think of American history beginning with the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World in 1492. In reality, it was not a new world, in fact people had been living there for thousands of years. Many civilizations had sprouted and thrived in fertile North America.Our first area of study in 8th grade social studies features Pre-Columbian Native American civilizations. We will study the geographic, economic, social and political aspects of several tribes from the different culture areas. During this unit we will collect, organize, analyze, and interpret information. Then we will make an evaluation of Pre-Columbian Native American civilizations, synthesizing an essay to answer the question, "Were Pre-Columbian Native Americans worthy of respect?"
Step one in this unit will be to complete a Pre-Columbian Native American culture area map. Today, students were given the map in class. If you were absent today, make sure to ask me for the map tomorrow.
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