Indians and Settlers
Assignment #1 Chapter 1 Thinking Through The Past
1. Each text has a very respectful and innocent way of describing the indian culture. The first text describes the Indian culture as being diverse, listing their different tribes. Also acknowledging their accuracy in constructing calendars, temples, weaving baskets, building homes of clay, and raising crops. The second text does not describe the Indians quite as much but doesn't fail to mention the marriage of Indian woman and daughter of chief Pocahontas to John Rolfe. The third text speaks of Indian tribes creating amazing civilizations. It also speaks of a important food: Maize, which fed a large number of the population, 21 million in Mexico alone. Those were dome of the cultural differences of the indians. It also explains some cultural differences that led to their fighting and peace. The Indian tribes’ agricultural and domestic living helped them gain their name. I believe the describing of the indians does not show ethnocentrism. The authors are only describing things as they were.
2. There is not much cultural exchange evidence between the Indians and the Europeans. They traded and shared some food, but they did not really adopt much else from each other. It does say that the Europeans brought firearms and iron implements for building, but also cattle sheep and hogs and several different foods. They also brought with them forms of government, religion, books, and the languages from their city. It goes on to say the Indians were in awe and often exchanged corn. I would say their culture was mostly exchanged by their food and ideas.
3. The text does discuss the Indian population at the time of the European discovery of the New World. The second texts says “brought some 5,000,000 Indians under their yoke.” The third text mentions some Indian tribes as producing food to feed as many as “21 million in Mexico alone.” I would say neither texts have much information about the population of Indians, but the
1. Each text has a very respectful and innocent way of describing the indian culture. The first text describes the Indian culture as being diverse, listing their different tribes. Also acknowledging their accuracy in constructing calendars, temples, weaving baskets, building homes of clay, and raising crops. The second text does not describe the Indians quite as much but doesn't fail to mention the marriage of Indian woman and daughter of chief Pocahontas to John Rolfe. The third text speaks of Indian tribes creating amazing civilizations. It also speaks of a important food: Maize, which fed a large number of the population, 21 million in Mexico alone. Those were dome of the cultural differences of the indians. It also explains some cultural differences that led to their fighting and peace. The Indian tribes’ agricultural and domestic living helped them gain their name. I believe the describing of the indians does not show ethnocentrism. The authors are only describing things as they were.
2. There is not much cultural exchange evidence between the Indians and the Europeans. They traded and shared some food, but they did not really adopt much else from each other. It does say that the Europeans brought firearms and iron implements for building, but also cattle sheep and hogs and several different foods. They also brought with them forms of government, religion, books, and the languages from their city. It goes on to say the Indians were in awe and often exchanged corn. I would say their culture was mostly exchanged by their food and ideas.
3. The text does discuss the Indian population at the time of the European discovery of the New World. The second texts says “brought some 5,000,000 Indians under their yoke.” The third text mentions some Indian tribes as producing food to feed as many as “21 million in Mexico alone.” I would say neither texts have much information about the population of Indians, but the