Oct 7, 2008

Salem on History | Native Cultures Flourish on the North Pacific Coast

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Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Canadian History, Ancient History
Geographical Location: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington
Date: c. 7700-c. 1000

Article abstract: The northern Pacific coast was a fertile ground for the mixing of peoples from a number of different areas: Siberia, China, and Oceania. The linguistic differences among the various groups that currently inhabit the coastal area provide clues to the speakers’ origins.

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From 7700 to 1000 b.c.e., the cultures of the northwestern coast of North America advanced, eventually rivaling those of ancient Greece, thousands of years before the rise of Western civilization. Their technologies were remarkably sophisticated and...

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Salem on History | Native Cultures Flourish on the North Pacific Coast

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