WHO CIVILIZED WHO?WHO CIVILIZED WHO?

Europeans Discover the New WorldEuropeans Discover the New World

CIVILIZATION DEFINITIONCIVILIZATION DEFINITION

An advanced state of intellectual, An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of writing, and the appearance of complex political and social complex political and social institutions. institutions.

Did Europeans Bring Civilization?Did Europeans Bring Civilization?

What did civilizations have in What did civilizations have in common?common?

WaterWater ReligionReligion Social HierarchySocial Hierarchy Did Europeans bring civilization to Did Europeans bring civilization to

the Native Americans?the Native Americans?

Did Europeans Bring CivilizationDid Europeans Bring Civilization

No – they No – they already were already were civilized just in a civilized just in a different waydifferent way

Civilizations Throughout the WorldCivilizations Throughout the World

Each area has own stories of originEach area has own stories of origin Most tie to their religious beliefsMost tie to their religious beliefs Have religious symbolsHave religious symbols Have burial ceremoniesHave burial ceremonies Have MonumentsHave Monuments Have Governments – city states/kingsHave Governments – city states/kings

Examine the PictureExamine the Picture

Civilizations Throughout the WorldCivilizations Throughout the World

Have defense – Have defense – fortressesfortresses

Have class Have class system – system – division of division of labor(who does labor(who does what and why)what and why)

So why do some think So why do some think Europeans were civilized and Europeans were civilized and Native Americans were not?Native Americans were not?

Europeans were the main generators of Europeans were the main generators of written historywritten history

Tend to focus on that point of viewTend to focus on that point of view Forget about Native HistoryForget about Native History New World vs Old World mentalityNew World vs Old World mentality

Why did Europeans think they were Why did Europeans think they were so good?so good?

Ego/Ethnocentric – Ego/Ethnocentric – Our ways are betterOur ways are better

Stories of OriginStories of Origin Great Lakes – came from the water Great Lakes – came from the water

on the back of a turtleon the back of a turtle Great Plains – children of the sun and Great Plains – children of the sun and

the moonthe moon Southwest – from the groundSouthwest – from the ground Christianity – from the dust of the Christianity – from the dust of the

earth – story of Adam and Eve from earth – story of Adam and Eve from the rib of Adamthe rib of Adam

Stories of OriginStories of Origin

Who’s story is Who’s story is more civilized? more civilized?

Or does it have Or does it have more to do with more to do with what you know what you know and are and are comfortable with?comfortable with?

Iroquois Creation MythIroquois Creation Myth Partner with someone you have Partner with someone you have

not worked with yetnot worked with yet

Read the creation storyRead the creation story

How would you compare this to How would you compare this to your personal belief of creation?your personal belief of creation?

Differences of the Differences of the New World and Old WorldNew World and Old World

New World New World Old World Old World Native AmericansNative Americans EuropeansEuropeans IsolatedIsolated Traveled Traveled Did not mix with Did not mix with Mixed with other Mixed with other

culturescultures cultures cultures 95% of Western95% of Western All blood types All blood types

HemisphereHemisphereHad Type O BloodHad Type O Blood

What does blood type have to do What does blood type have to do with this?with this?

Two Continents on the Western Two Continents on the Western Hemisphere with millions of people of Hemisphere with millions of people of the same blood typethe same blood type

Besides blood type what do they all have Besides blood type what do they all have in common?in common?

1 genetic group1 genetic group Same natural immunitiesSame natural immunities NO NATURAL IMMUNITIES TO NO NATURAL IMMUNITIES TO

EUROPEAN DISEASES THEY EUROPEAN DISEASES THEY HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TOHAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO

Columbian ExchangeColumbian Exchange

No Immunities = DeathNo Immunities = Death Estimate population of continental Estimate population of continental

US pre- Columbus range from 1.5 US pre- Columbus range from 1.5 million to 18 millionmillion to 18 million

7-9 million probably more accurate7-9 million probably more accurate Europeans arrive = millions of Europeans arrive = millions of

Native Americans die of Small Pox Native Americans die of Small Pox generation after generationgeneration after generation

No Immunities= DeathNo Immunities= Death

1492 - don’t 1492 - don’t colonize until colonize until 1607 a tremendous 1607 a tremendous amount of death amount of death has occurred in the has occurred in the Native American Native American groups prior to groups prior to colonizationcolonization

Did Europeans get sick from Native Did Europeans get sick from Native American diseases?American diseases?

A theoryA theory 1493 11493 1stst cases of syphilis cases of syphilis

appeared in Europeappeared in Europe Open sores, paralysis, infertilityOpen sores, paralysis, infertility

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