how the indians got here. a western idea about time objective universal linear objective universal...
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migration migration occurs in waves during "ice ages" by 9k y.a. whole continent inhabited. 600 generations of migration migration occurs in waves during "ice ages" by 9k y.a. whole continent inhabited. 600 generations of migrationTRANSCRIPT
How the Indians got Here
A western idea about time• Objective• Universal• Linear
migration• migration occurs in waves during
"ice ages" • by 9k y.a. whole continent
inhabited.• 600 generations of migration
Migration routes
"Neolithic Revolution"
• first corn 7k y.a. in Mexico
slash and burn• rotating crop areas• maintenance of relatively fixed
residence• milpas system in Jungle.
The growth of towns• towns mean
increased agricultural produce
– terrace farming: – chinampas or
floating gardens• specialization and
division of labor• implies
organization and some hierarchy
Cities and Empires• Theocratic society
– Olmecs: 3k ya first: • calendar, writing and
pyramid in hemisphere
– Teotehuanecos 2.6 k ya • city of over 200k pop
& 4 major temple complexes
• Maya– Toltec/Mississippian– Aztec/Inca
Mississippian Culture
The Critique of this story
• Ignores Indian views of the world– Indian world is spiritual– Indian identity not universal, but local– Indian cosmologies frequently circular
• Forces Indians into Western categories
– Indians seen as pre-history– Non-Mexican civilizations incomplete– biased sources about Indian histories.
The Ethno-Historical view• integrate better info about Indian
culture• credence to Indian understanding
of past