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35 Cards in this Set
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The Greek language indicates accents by...
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length rather than loudness and has had a great impact on Greek music.
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A Serra dance...
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is a Greek war dance where men wearing full armor duel until blood is drawn.
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Rumania: funeral laments improvised by close female relatives...
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bocetes
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Long alp horns found in Romanian mountains..
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used by isolated young women who play to keep each other company.
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Bosnia Herzegova rural music features...
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harmony made by seconds which comes from Slavonic tribes.
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The Ghost Dance movement started in 1889 with a vision of the Paiute holy man Wavoka...
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God told him that indians who never lies or stole and who lived in peace would join their ancestors in paradise.
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The arrival of the_____ and _____ allowed the Blackfoot to drive the Shoshone from their homeland. The ______ was an ideal home.
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horse and gun: tipi
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In 1890, word of enthusiastic Ghost Dancing reached James McLaughlin...
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he ordered the arrest of Sitting Bull, gunfire broke out and Sitting Bull was killed.
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The Sun Dance...
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was held in fulfillment of vows to Wakantanka with fasting, dancing, and self-torture. The only people allowed
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The only people allowed to play Eagle bone whistles...
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were warriors participating in the Sun Dance.
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How many distinct American Indian groups remain in their homelands?
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25
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Nowadays, Apache combine all ceremonies...
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into a four day festival around July 4. It is primarily a blessing of young girls who have reached maturity.
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The Navajo did keep some of the old nomadic elements:
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in winter they live in a warm log hogan, in the summer they live in a brush hut.
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The Eagle Dance...
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is an ancient ceremony commemorating the Eagle's saving the Pueblos from the plague.
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The Hopi Snake dance is one of the most ancient dances in America today...
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it is performed during the summer to insure early Fall rains.
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The basin was remarkable...
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for continual mixing of cultural ideas and beliefs because it was a hub of trade networks between Plains and far West.
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There were 100 tribal groups living in pre-European California...
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Almost all were exterminated by bounty hunters who got 50 cents per scalp and $5 per head.
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The Yurok...
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had a sophisticated monetary system and land was privately owned.
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Nootka: social rank was determined by...
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distribution of gifts or privileges.
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Nootka: Potiatchs...
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are feasts that could last for several months.
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A ________________ unites the Inuits of N. Alaska throughout far N. Canada and Greenland.
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common language.
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The ancient Flying Pole Dance of the Otomi...
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has performers dancing on a 70 ft pole. Music is provided by a one man band playing flute and drum.
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The Pascolas Deer Dance...
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goes back to an old ceremony used to charm deer so they can be hunted.
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Chiapas: used this to get the attention of the ancient rain god...
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religious church procession accompanied by fireworks.
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Peruvian highlanders who speak Quechua are descendants of the ____. Even today they are known for such ______ traits as _______.
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Incas; Incan; Worshiping the sun.
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The ______ introduced string instruments to South America.
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Spanish
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The Incas used in their music...
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panpipes, flutes, trumpets, rattles, and drums.
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Brazil- African Cult Music: their gods arrive by...
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possessing dancers; clapping and trumpet fanfares welcome the gods.
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Yekuana means...
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"dugout canoe people" or "river people"
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When a group of Yekuana returns after being gone a long time, a ____ is played to welcome them home.
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drum
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The Kayapo people have recently added weapons of ________ and _______ to aid in successfully protecting their traditional lands against outsider invasions.
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political negotiation and media coverage
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Kraho of the Amazon- every morning the village as a whole sang a song to...
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welcome the sun.
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The Jivaro...
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even a meeting on a trail of two men well acquainted with each other was characterized by loud aggressive posturing.
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The chief objective of Jivaro warfare was to take heads and shrink them (Tsansta)..
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by shrinking the head, the spiritual power of the enemy can be used.
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The Salk'nam, or Ona, were inhabitants of the largest island in Tierra del Fuego...
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just as Californian indians, a cash reward was offered for their deaths.
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