Indians settled in the New World when? - ANSbetween 15,000 and 40,000 years ago, before
the glaciers melted and submerged the land bridge b/t Asia and North America
North and South American societies build _____, _______, and ______ systems. - ANSroads,
trade networks, and irrigation systems
North American Indians lacked ______, _______, ______ and ______ necessary for long
distance navigation. - ANSliteracy, wheeled vehicles, metal tools and scientific knowledge
Where is the "Poverty Point," and why is it important: - ANSthe community centered on a series
of giant semicircular mounds on a bluff outlooking the Mississippi River, which was build 3,500
years ago. It was believed to be the center for trade along the Mississippi and Ohio River
valleys.
Where did Hopi and Zuni ancestors settle? - ANSaround Arizona and New Mexico
What did Hopi and Zuni's build? - ANSlarge planned towns with multiple-family dwellings,
trading with peoples as far away as Mississippi and central Mexico
Indians in the Pacific Northwest lived primarily by doing what? - ANSfishing and gathering
Indians in the Great plains lived primarily doing what? - ANShunting the buffalo or living in
agricultural communities
How did Indians living in the eastern part of North America sustain themselves? - ANSa diet of
corn, squash and beans and supplemented it with fishing and hunting
Indians saw themselves as __________; their sheer diversity when the Europeans arrived was
remarkable. - ANSone group among many
Religious ceremonies were often directly related to _________ - ANSfarming and hunting
Those who were believed to hold special spiritual powers held positions of _________ -
ANSrespect and authority
Indian religion did not pose a sharp distinction between what? - ANSnatural and the
supernatural
The idea of ________ was foreign to Indians - ANSowning private property
, Indians believed land was a _________ not a ________ - ANScommon resource, economic
commodity
Weath mattered _____ in Indian societies, and _____ was more important - ANSlittle,
generosity
What could women do? - ANScould engage in premarital sex and choose to divorce their
husbands
Most indian societies were _______ - ANSmatrilineal
Women had many ______ duties, as well as household duties - ANSagricultural
What did Europeans feel Indians lacked? - ANSgenuine religion
What did Europeans claim INdians did not use? - ANSthe land, and thus had no claim to it
How did Europeans view indian men? Women? - ANSMen as weak and women as mistreated.
Europeans concluded that _____ - ANSthe notion of freedom was alien to Indian societies
Why were indians barbaric to the Europeans? - ANSbecause they were "too" free
To embrace Christ was believed to provide what? - ANSfreedom from sin
Under English law, women held ______ rights, and were _____ to their husband - ANSvery few,
submissive
Liberty was often understood as what? - ANSformal privileges enjoyed by only a few
"masterless men"
What made travel along the African coast possible for the Portuguese in the early 15th century?
- ANSCaravel, compass and quadrant
Africa was a _____ continent and the search for ______ drove early explorers - ANSwealthy,
African Gold
What did the Portuguese establish along the western coast of Africa? - ANStrading posts, or
"factories"
Portugal began colonize what to establish sugar plantations worked by slaves? - ANSAtlantic
Islands
Slavery was or was not one form of labor in Africa before the Europeans came? - ANSWas
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