HST 111 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 (9/7/16)
Document Summary
Culture in balance there are more languages in north america than the rest of the world combined. Cahokia is the largest city in north america. Human & animal people have relationships with the nature and the animals. Must respect the animals idea that water has soul the earth itself is sacred. Social family village- provides your food, social, education, spirituality. Youth and age children need to find their own souls once you hit 12 you are a producer and you are expected to contribute elders are not useless, they must know something age is respected, not just tolerated. Economy trade systems are far more extensive than we think vegetables, corn, fish, flint, obsidian towards the east trade up and down pacific rim on the west coast. Europeans trade, shake hands, and walk away; americans now have a relationship and make sure that everything is okay and their partners are not sick. There is a balance and responsibility; americans more practical.
