When the Europeans landed in the Americas‚ they were surprised to find that other people had already populated the land. These people came to be known as Indians to the Europeans‚ and Native Americans to us today. They were called Indians due to the fact that the Europeans at first thought that they were in India‚ as they stumbled across the Americas whilst looking for a quicker shipping route to India‚ not knowing the fast land masses that separated Europe and India. Eventually though they discovered
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The impact of the connection between Europeans and indigenous people was beneficial to Europeans but a tragedy of many for the native people. A respected person named Christopher Columbus went on voyages to find a way to travel to Asia but he ended up meeting the Indies in Central America. He was recognized by other explorers that wanted to explore America. Europeans called the new territory the New World but there were already developed societies. Europeans saw America as a new place to seize new
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Immortality Views among Different Cultures and Religions The concept of life after death has been around practically as long as life itself. Our beliefs about life after death can have a profound effect on our attitudes toward life. Most individual’s beliefs about life after death are directly related to their cultural or religious affiliations. According to Montagu‚ "Of all the many forms which natural religion has assumed none probably has exerted so deep and far reaching an influence on
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The Europeans first started building settlements in North America in the 1500s‚ bringing not only germ cover blankets‚ but also new art techniques. Before contact with the Europeans the art style of the Native Americans consisted of carved totem poles‚ pottery decoration to show lineage‚ and complex paintings on stone. Imagery was used as a symbol of sacred events‚ rituals‚ and natural forces‚ which could include everything from celestial bodies and weather to the indigenous animals of the region
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There was a world of difference between the two cultures ‚ Europeans and Native American. Europeans had established communities where they lived and worked. Native Americans had settlements but they moved around a lot they were nomadic . Europeans were usually Christians ‚ but Native Americans believed more in the existence and powers of many other spirits . They had strong‚ central leadership while the Natives tended to do things in harmony ‚ consensus . They also had a little regard for
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Arranged Marriages in the Indian and American Culture Every country and every religion have their own traditions. It is what makes their culture different from each other. The American and Indian cultures have a vast differentiation between them. While the culture of America is a mixture of different cultures‚ the Indian culture is unique and has its own values. Even though dating and marriage have the same meaning to him and her in every culture‚ the meaning of their relationships and wedding celebrations
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The culture that I chose was the Native Americans or American Indians. In the US today‚ there are approximately 560 federally recognized tribes‚ who mostly live in 26 states. More than half live within 10 states. In those 10 states‚ the largest to smallest number of inhabitants by state would be California‚ Oklahoma‚ Arizona‚ Texas‚ New Mexico‚ New York‚ Washington‚ North Carolina‚ Michigan‚ and Alaska. Healthcare has been an issue for years with the American Indians because of issues with
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in South Asia. India is bounded by the Indian ocean on the south‚ Arabian sea in the south-west and bay of Bengal in the south-east. It shares borders with Pakistan in the west‚ china‚ Nepal and Bhutan in the north-east and with Burma and Bangladesh in the east. India’s Andaman Nicobar islands share a maritime borders with Thailand and Indonesia. Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires‚ the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial
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that the Native Americans were wronged by the European settlers. Adamant U.S government officials would threaten native tribes to leave their land so they could selfishly use the land for their own purposes. Andrew Jackson was the driving force in clearing away the Native Americans. He strongly despised American Indians as evidenced by his relentless promotion for their removal. Jackson eventually got his wish when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which forced American Indians to relocate‚ thus
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and Culture No one ever asked the question‚ "Do all people have culture?" until the end of the 19th century. E.B. Tyler‚ world famous anthropologist from Oxford University in England‚ discussed the culture of primitive people. Before the writing of his book‚ Primitive Culture‚ never before had culture been associated with people from outside of the west. It was common knowledge back before E.B. decided to write his book that one needed an education in order to be considered to have a culture. Instead
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