HIST 127 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Inclusivism, Arms Race, Feudalism
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What can"t we know: can: what people ate, where people traveled, how people lived, their social status, economic status, can"t: how people communicated, where, when and how exactly north america we populated is debated, religion i. ii. Spirituality infused life, there was no heaven no separate space where god lived, it was all together. Naive americans praciced inclusivism in their religion - you can add in religious beliefs and pracices: trade, men did the huning and long distance trade/diplomacy, women did the farming/food preparaion. Big trade networks, trade was an important part of naive american life. Cahokia was the largest city north of mexico unil philadelphia ii. iii: cahokia fell in the 1400s b. Slavery had its roots in war capives - not based on race at this point: pecos trade fair - pre-1492, by the 1400s i. Important because: communicaion between diferent tribes, diversity among indian tribes, example of trade.
