HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Plains Indians
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Agency: you have the power to change your own life. Sloppy words: freedom, liberty, democracy, etc. Free, but not all: who is free? (cid:862)prehistoric(cid:863) america. Only a select few were literate(ruling class) Incas, mayans, etc: facts about america in 1492. It was very old: humans chases animal migrations into the americas. It was full of people: 6-7 million native americans. It was very diverse: adaption into tribes was very common. Visions, not scriptures: shaman (person who saw visions, polytheistic = mayans, aztecs, monotheistic = great plain indians.
