Early Societies in North America · Pre-Contact North America
Trade and Interaction
Examining the vast trade networks that existed across North America before European arrival.
Key Questions
- 1What items were traded between different Indigenous nations?
- 2How did trade routes help share ideas and culture?
- 3What was the importance of items like copper or shells?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Heritage and Identity: Early Societies, 3000 BCE–1500 CE - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: Early Societies in North America
Period: Pre-Contact North America
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