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Sharlot Neely
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
05/02/2014

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Hopi environment and culture/geographical area:
Definition
Hopi
semi-desert, North America, Southwest (a "Fourth World" people within nation of USA)
Term
Hopi staple:
Definition
corn (& beans, squash, pumpkins, sunflower seeds, turkeys)
Term
Hopi language group:
Definition
language group: Uto-Aztecan (optional info)
Term
Hopi social organization:
Definition
Tribe
Term
Hopi descent:
Definition
matrilineal
Term
Hopi residence:
Definition
matrilocal
Term
Hopi subsistence patterns:
Definition
growing corn using dry-land techniques was important
Term
Hopi life cycle:
Definition
only boys were initiated into kiva societies
Term
Hopi current situation:
Definition
boarding schools were used to try to eradicate their culture, that their numbers are increasing, & that traditional Hopi believe the world will soon end.
Term
Cherokees environment and culture/geographical area:
Definition
pine & deciduous forests, North America, Southeast (a "Fourth World" people within nation of USA)
Term
Cherokees staple:
Definition
corn (& beans, squash, pumpkins, sunflower seeds, turkeys)
Term
Cherokees language group:
Definition
Iroquoian (optional info)
Term
Cherokees social organization:
Definition
chiefdom
Term
Cherokees descent:
Definition
matrilineal
Term
cherokee residence:
Definition
matrilocal
Term
Cherokee group's subsistence patterns:
Definition
the Cherokees are one of the best examples of a generalized adaptation with a focus on gardening, hunting, gathering, fishing, & craft production
Term
Cherokee life cycle:
Definition
there were no puberty ceremonies for either boys or girls & that death was thought to be catching
Term
Cherokee current situation:
Definition
boarding schools were used to try to eradicate their culture, that the Cherokees changed much of their culture themselves in an attempt to avoid removal, that their numbers are increasing, & that much of their economy is based on tourism.
Term
Maori environment and culture/geographical area:
Definition
deciduous forests, Oceania, Polynesia (a "Fourth World" people within nation of New Zealand)
Term
Maori staple:
Definition
bracken fern roots (& sweet potatoes, fish, sea mammals, birds)
Term
Maori language group:
Definition
Austronesian (optional info)
Term
Maori social organization:
Definition
chiefdom
Term
Maori descent:
Definition
ambilineal
Term
Maori residence:
Definition
patrilocal
Term
Maori group's subsistence patterns:
Definition
the Maori modified their Polynesian tropical adaptation to a temperate environment
Term
Maori life cycle:
Definition
a lot of emphasis was put on death & funerals
Term
Maori current situation:
Definition
boarding schools were used to try to eradicate their culture, that they have had much success saving the Maori language, & that unlike other Fourth World peoples, they are a bigger minority in their country.
Term
Native Hawaiians environment and culture/geographical area:
Definition
tropical to forests, Oceania, Polynesia (a "Fourth World" people within nation of USA)
Term
Native Hawaiians staple:
Definition
taro (& sweet potatoes, fish, pork, chickens)
Term
Native Hawaiians language group:
Definition
Austronesian (optional info)
Term
Native Hawaiians social organization:
Definition
state
Term
Native Hawaiians descent:
Definition
ambilineal
Term
Native Hawaiians residence:
Definition
patrilocal
Term
Native Hawaiians group's subsistence patterns :
Definition
irrigation was used to grow taro & that shoreline fish ponds were built
Term
Native Hawaiians life cycle:
Definition
funeral ceremonies included defleshing the body
Term
Native Hawaiians current situation:
Definition
boarding schools were used to try to eradicate their culture & that there is a major effort to preserve their culture and language
Term
Bretons environment and culture/geographical area:
Definition
deciduous forests, Europe, (a "Fourth World" people within nation of France)
Term
Bretons staple:
Definition
wheat (& root crops, rye, fish, pork, chicken)
Term
Bretons language group:
Definition
Brythonic Celtic (optional info)
Term
Bretons social organization:
Definition
state
Term
Bretons descent:
Definition
bilateral
Term
Bretins residence:
Definition
ambilocal
Term
Bretons group's subsistence patterns:
Definition
both fishing & farming have been important for a very long time
Term
Bretons life cycle:
Definition
death ceremonies are most important & until recently involved digging up the dead after several years
Term
Bretons current situation:
Definition
boarding schools were used to try to eradicate their culture & that today they seek some measure of sovereignty from France
Term
True or false? The ancient Hawaiians believed in many gods and goddesses.
Definition
true
Term
True or false? Both Native Hawaiians and the Maori are Polynesians.
Definition
true
Term
True or false? Both the Hopi and the Cherokees were patrilineal.
Definition
flase
Term
True or false? Bretons are Celts who live in France in Brittany.
Definition
true
Term
The staple food of native Hawaiians was:
a. taro
b. sweet potatoes
c. yams
d. coconuts
e. grass seeds
Definition
A
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