The Woodland Indians developed between 1000 BC and 800 AD along the East Coast. They began farming, clearing fields with new tools like grooved stone axes, and planting and harvesting limited crops which they stored for winter. They formed tribes that settled along streams and creeks in protective walled villages and storage facilities. They invented the bow and arrow for larger game hunting and developed pottery from clay.

1. The Woodland Indians.
The rise of the Woodland Indians began after
1000B.C. and ended around 800 A.D.
They developed Farming along the East Coast.
◦ They cleared fields using new tools that they
developed. Grooved axes were made out of
stone.
◦ They began to plant and harvest crops.
◦ They began to store excess food for the
winter and early spring.

2. Notice the selection of plants is very
limited compared to what we have today.

3. The Woodland Indians.
Tools:
Bow and Arrow
This allowed them to hunt
larger game such at deer.

4. The Woodland Indians
SETTLEMENTS
Groups began to form tribes
that would settle along
streams and creeks.
Built protective walls around
their villages and storage
facilities.

5. The Woodland Indians
Three things that the Woodland Indians developed
first:
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1. Bow and Arrows.
2. Well-developed pottery.
1. Made from Clay.
3. Farming.

6. What river flows through the center of
this region?

7. Tools used to decorate pottery

8. The Woodland Indians
Religion:
◦ They started building burial mounds for
their dead.
 Example – Rock Eagle
◦ They would bury their dead with many
items that they felt were special.
◦ They also believed in an life after death.

9. Burial Mound in Central GA.

10. They believed in life after death.