Iroquois Creation Tale Flashcards
1
Q
When did the universe begin?
A
13.8 billion years ago
2
Q
When did the earth form?
A
4.5 billion years ago
3
Q
When did Homo sapiens emerge?
A
200,000 years ago
4
Q
When did Columbus reach the Americas?
A
1492
5
Q
First British colony. Where and when?
A
Jamestown, VA 1607
6
Q
When did the first slaves arrive in America? What ship?
A
1619, white lion
7
Q
When did the Mayflower land?
A
1620
8
Q
When did slaves arrive in NOLA
A
1719
9
Q
Year of Declaration of Independence?
A
1776
10
Q
Louisiana purchase
A
1803
11
Q
Date of US civil war
A
1865
12
Q
What was the first to translate the Iroquois tale?
A
Gabriel Sagard
13
Q
First native to write down the tale?
A
David Cusick
14
Q
What story is this from….
While she was in the limited of distress one of the infants in her womb was moved by an evil opinion….
A
Iroquois Creation tale, David Cusick
