Comparing Indigenous Nations Across North America

Indigenous Cultures and the Age of Exploration

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Compare how regional geography, climate, and natural resources led to diverse cultural traditions and economic trade networks among Native nations.

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Indigenous Cultures and the Age of Exploration

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Analyze diverse pre-Columbian American Indian societies, the causes and technologies behind European exploration, and the lasting global impacts of early transatlantic contact.

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U.S. I Standard 1.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will analyze evidence, including artifacts and other primary sources to make evidence-based inferences about life among several American Indian nations prior to European exploration of the Americas.