[HST 307] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 20 pages long Study Guide!
5 Oct 2016
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Religion conflict (where did the indigenous ppl come from?) Had their own idea (animals and trees = gods) Priest were the only ones that wrote records (bias) Indigenous moved around, europeans stole land that was unused during different seasons. Must clear land in order to advance. Obligation to convert them to avoid going to hell. Siberia and north asia over the bering strait 10-40,000 years ago. 200-300,000 indigenous people in canada at the time of contact. Didn"t live in canada because land = ice. They had immunities to the disease but the indigenous didn"t. 200 years later, many indigenous died from the diseases. Iroquoise more status differences (even more in bc, with wealthy ppl with slaves) Filled with elaborate celebrations (marriage, birth, death etc) Iroquoise, thousands in a community (more political structure) Nomadic lifestyle has to worry everyday (one winter need to kill lots of animals) Oral culture (sit around camp fire and listen to stories from generations)
