HIST 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Columbian Exchange, Building Society, Global Exchange
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Period before 1100 adnative americans hunted caribou, sloths, horses, moose, mammoths. nomadic-nomadic- archaic era. 1100-1700-environmental changes cause na to become semi-permanent-livedplace basedmost of the larger animals became extinctindians set up different camps throughout the year depending on cultivating food sources - building societies (ex) missi water shield they were called mound builders. Created edge environments to attract deer. by burning forests. John smith negotiated with indians for it, cradle boards. Na women across many tribes developed a way to carry babies on their backs -raising children to be a part of the community-important to be tough and start taking part of community works. Dominant role, more sexual equality than in europe. Rights and property descended from the mother after the father dies. Did this because you could always know a child"s mother unlike a man. The belief that objects (animals, plants) attain certain characteristics because of spirits. Signi cance: christians were trying to convert indians to having one god.
