Note: To help you prepare, you may read:Judith Nies, “Introduction” from Native American History
A. Originally invented a system of writing that was an unbreakable code
B. Populated the continent around 2000BCE
C. Organized themselves into tribal units in the North, and great empires in the South of the American continent
D. Had virtually no mythology until the whites came
A. The Ghost Dance
B. The Trail of Tears
C. The Manifest Destiny
D. The Battle of the Little Big Horn
A. Signaled the end of Native American culture, as the whites could not be reasoned with
B. Signaled the beginning of the fulfilment of Wovoka’s prophecy
C. Was initiated by General Custer
D. Was initiated by Black Elk and the Ghost Warriors
A. Spider Woman and Emergence
B. Twin Brothers and 4 sacred colors
C. Sky Woman and Earthdiver
D. Twin Brothers and Thunderbirds
A. The importance of female deities
B. The importance of the Trickster
C. The importance of the Earthmaker
D. The importance of corn and the kiva
A. The creator of the world in human or animal form
B. Subordinate to the creator of the world, but still divine
C. Divine, but turns to evil and is made a sort of devil
D. A man who dresses as a woman to gain material comforts
A. Was a violent movement, and thus outlawed
B. Evinced the deep spirituality of Native Americans
C. Evinced the lack of faith of the whites
D. Followed the appearance of an unusual number of white buffalo births
