Native American myths test Flashcards
how the ancestors of the Native Americans reached North America
sea routes through the Pacific Ocean, land bridge that linked Alaska and Siberia across the Bering Strait
groups that founded settlements beginning in 1620
pilgrims & puritans
in 1670, the group that settled in pennsylvania and believed in religious freedom
Quakers
religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s
the Great Awakening
by 1750, there were more than ____ slaves in North America, most of them in the _____
200,000; south
set of laws that formally regulated slavery and defined the relationship between slaves and free
slave codes
in the mid 1770s, resentment over what led to political violence and calls for self-rule
unfair taxes
The British accepted America’s independence in what year?
1783
what factor is responsible for the different social organizations and lifestyles of the Native Americans?
geography/environment
native american cultures reverenced the ____ ____
natural world
Native American stories are passed down ____ from generation to generation
orally
NA saw plants and animals, and the ____ as part of the great cycle of life
forces of nature
NA songs and tales expressed their view of ______ of the natural world
sacredness
NA concept about ____ _______ contrasted with that of the Europeans
land ownership
the NA oral tradition started about ____ years ago
40,000
sacred stories were often the heart of what
religious ceremonies
an anonymous traditional story that relies on the supernatural to explain a natural phenomenon
myth
tell how the world and human beings came to exist
creation myths
tell how natural phenomena came to be
origin myths
around the world, common elements in myths/stories are called _____
archetypes
frequently animals, are rebels who defy authority and frequently cause trouble
tricksters
the purpose of the NA stores is to….
1) entertain within tribes
2) didactic: to teach, this is how they pas on their culture and what they believe
myths emphasize what?
the spiritual bond between the creator of the universe, humanity, and the entire nature world
an animal associated with certain NA cultures is called a _____
totem
dominant themes of NA myth stories …
- highlight the relationships between humans and animals
- respect and reverence for Mother Earth and nature
- land as strength of the people
- village/tribe as sovereign
- importance of tribal traditions
- renewal continuance
a pattern (sorry, character, etc.) that is repeated in literature
archetypes
Name the tribe: Walum Olum
Delaware
Name the tribe: How the Earth was Made
Cherokee
Name the tribe: The Sky Tree
Huron
Name the tribe: Earth on Turtle’s Back
Onondaga
