HIST 015 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Minor Places In Arda, Seigneurial System Of New France, Acculturation
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Fur is different from fish and more like silver. That characteristic makes it more like silver in that it requires a lot of european contact with people living already in north america. A map is good or bad depending on perspective . What are we trying to do with the map. John white, one of the first people to come to north america, sketch of. Notice organized farming, multiple crops being depicted. Doesn"t look like hunter gatherers, looks like people with sophisticated farming. Central avenue with a straight road unusual in europe at this time. From a european perspective, the native people"s straight roads were very cutting edge which doesn"t sound much how we think of native people we assume native people are more savage. Multiple buildings with sophisticated architecture arched roof allowing the house to be strong and repel water/snow. Defensive perimeter, keeping things in and out (fence) All the posts in the fence are the same height organization.