FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
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They believed they owned the land on which they lived.
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They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.
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They believed all things in nature served humans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The world and its natural elements, to them, were controlled by spirits. Therefore, they began to worship animals, plants, wind, water, etc. All Native American culture can determine for sure is that life is sacred, and it comes from the land, which implies that Mother Earth is also divine.
Detailed explanation-2: -They used animal skins (deerskin) as clothing. Shelter was made from the material around them (saplings, leaves, small branches, animal fur). Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted, and fished. They used natural resources such as rock, twine, bark, and oyster shell to farm, hunt, and fish.
Detailed explanation-3: -"The findings conclusively demonstrate that Native Americans in eastern North America impacted their environment well before the arrival of Europeans. Through their agricultural practices, Native Americans increased soil erosion and sediment yields to the Delaware River basin."
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes Native Americans’ situation at the end of the Indian Wars? They were forced to move west or north to live on reservations. Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad? The population of the West increased.