Final Sem 1 Flashcards
5 WA tribes
Snoqualmie, kalispel, puyallup, spokane, yakama
Idaho tribe
nez perce
myths
sacred stories
totemism
Belief that past ancestors were animals, we descended from them, retain some of their qualities depending on the animal we are related to
Animals
Each person is connected with animals,
belief that in ones life there will be 9 animals which will guide a person- comprises your totem animal.
Can bring you medicine (physical or spiritual)
totem poles
Particular to tribes in PNW, meanings vary
Can be symbol, tribe, story, memory
sweat lodges
Place where ceremonies and prayers are preformed
Orientation is important
Rocks heated and purged over them
Used for vision quests etc.
vision quest
Rite of passage, can go on multiple
Youth enters the woods, fasts, connects w nature
smudging
Use of burning sage, cedar, sweet grass , to cleanse body and spirit.
Used to cleanse homes and other places
medicine wheel
Sacred place used for rituals
Oriented to 4 sacred points of the compass
fetishes
Offerings at a medicine wheel
traffic signal
Represents ourselves, we never get around to fixing ourselves
blood clot
Boy found, grows up, wife says calf, leaves
glooscap and the baby
Mighty glooscap conquers everyone until baby says goo
Who coined the name New England?
john smith
In what year was Jamestown founded
1607
Who is Jamestown named after
King James 1 of England
who is Virginia names after
Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin queen
What famous play write was alive during this time?
Shakespeare
What attracted colonists to america
riches
enclosure
People used land for animals, had no more food, caused food riots. Desire for money instead of food. Spread ppl to America
primogeniture
First norms inherit money, second norms have nothing.
reasons for colonization
Riches Enclosure Plague Protestant reformation Primogeniture
john smith
Helped establish Jamestown, born into farmers fam, sold as slave, indentured servant, soldier