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Native American Experience
Exam 1
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2011

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ancestry

Definition
your genetic heritage
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ethnicity

Definition
your cultural identification
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race

Definition
how other percieve you
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genocide

Definition
collected group destroying another based on characteristics
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ethnocide

Definition
destroying enthic groups/culture
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Colonization
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population of an area
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How long modern humans have been here
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200,000yrs ago
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how long modern humans were in the americas
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40,000
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Tribal Society
Definition
Have base camps, divided roles, egalitarian, gathering 80%, small, large lifespan
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general characteristics of civilization

Definition
civilized societies are constructed around the city.
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population when columbus arrived
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75-100 million
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pop. of north america
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8-12 million
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Olmeca civilization

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first major civilization in mexico
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located in s. america

known for astromny/ corn

2000 b.c -450a.d

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Olmeca
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Anishinaabeg

Definition
the orignal people
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