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4 Cards in this Set
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"Three Sisters"
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Old crops: sqash and maize
New crop: beans These became the principal food source for Native peoples |
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Gender Roles in Native Societies
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Generally, men were associated with the "forest", and the women with the "clearing"
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Population of Native Societies
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Villages ranged from 500 - 2,000 people
- and consisted of either: loose regional confederacies OR tightly centralized polities |
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Respect and Equality & Gift-Giving
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"The gifts defined the givers."
Native societies placed a high degree of importance on ceremonial gift giving and respect amongst cultures |
