When It All Started

WHEN IT ALL STARTED

Answer the following questions in full sentences using the handout you were given. 1. What is another name for North America? (1) 2. What is the scientific consensus on the origin of the First Nations Peoples? How was this possible? (2) 3. Explain the meaning of the term “Paleo-Indians”. (1) 4. Who was Thor Heyerdahl? What did he do and why? (3) 5. What speculation was made by Lewis and Clark (1805)? (1) 6. What similarities and common motifs are found in stories of Earth Divers? (3) 7. What is an emergence story? Explain. (1) 8. First Nations people of what region best represent the stereotypical image of an “Indian” as seen in movies and on postcards? (1) 9. What is culture? (1) 10. What is the correct term for Eskimo and why is Eskimo objectionable? (2) 11. Describe an artic home including who lives in it. (2) 12. Why were the subartic people primarily mobile people? (1) 13. How was status earned in the Northwest Coast region and what did it have to do with potlatches? (2) 14. Describe the Sundance ceremony. (2) 15. Identify the tribes of the Iroquois confederation. (1) 16. Identify a woman’s place in Iroquois society. (1) 17. In 1492 Columbus discovered the Americas, a fact still celebrated in the US with a October holiday. What are two problems with the idea of Columbus discovering the Americas? (2) 18. What brought the Vikings to Vinland and why did they leave? (4) 19. Why did Cabot an Italian go to England to sail for the New World when Spain refused him? (2) 20. What did Cabot discover in the New World? (1) 21. During his first visit to North America what did Cartier do to upset the First Nations people? (2) 22. Why was Champlain able to claim the land for Quebec City so easily? (2) 23. What was Hudson searching for and why was it important? (2) 24. Why did English fishermen go ashore when other nations did not? (1) 25. Was the death of the Beothuk people genocide or not? Defend your answer. (4)