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Origins and Encounters

Origins and Encounters. When did Native Americans begin cultivating maize?. c. 2000-1000 B.C. When was the Gutenberg Bible printed?. 1455. Who are the Americas named after?. Amerigo Vespucci (From Florence, Italy). When were the first enslaved Africans taken to the Americas?. 1502.

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Origins and Encounters

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  1. Origins and Encounters

  2. When did Native Americans begin cultivating maize? • c. 2000-1000 B.C.

  3. When was the Gutenberg Bible printed? • 1455

  4. Who are the Americas named after? • Amerigo Vespucci • (From Florence, Italy)

  5. When were the first enslaved Africans taken to the Americas? • 1502

  6. When was the colony of Jamestown established? • 1607

  7. When was the Mayflower Compact signed? • 1620

  8. Who created the first American literature? • Native Americans

  9. How many distinct groups of native peoples lived in the Americas? How many languages did they speak? • more than 200 groups • more than 500 languages

  10. Is literature only what is written down? If not, what else can be literature? • oral literature also counts • passed down to each generation through storytelling and performances • connect with ancient Greek mythology, The Odyssey

  11. In what ways will your experience of the reading selections in this section be different from the way they were originally experienced? • reading instead of hearing/seeing • not original language – translated into English

  12. Name three ideas emphasized in Native American literature that make it unique from other cultures’ literature. • emphasizes importance of living in harmony with natural world • humans are part of nature, not dominant • humans related to animals, plants, land, stars/planets, elements • which are alive and aware • human and non-human make a sacred whole together

  13. What caused the change or loss of some Native American cultures? • Loss: European diseases and violence • Change: • forced religious conversion • forced relocation • forced education

  14. How is Native American literature being kept alive today? • singing songs • telling stories • writing in English

  15. Name four contemporary Native American authors. • N. Scott Momaday • Leslie Marmon Silko • Paula Gunn Allen • Simon Ortiz • Louise Erdrich • Michael Dorris • You might know another from English 9? • Sherman Alexie

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