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(doc) Assignment on American History
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Added on 2020-05-11
(doc) Assignment on American History
Added on 2020-05-11
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Running head: AMERICAN HISTORYAmerican History- condition of the native and neighboring societies Name of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
1AMERICAN HISTORYThesis statement: To delve deep into the conglomeration of the New and the Old WorldThousands of years ago, the Native Americans, Africans and European societies werecreated individually. The people of these societies led a sedentary lifestyle. Christian beliefs tiethe societies in a common thread. Christ is very much present in the life of the Native Americans. Typical evidence of thisfact lies in worshipping Christ according to the seasons. Mention can be made of the celebrationof the birth of Jesus or winter solstice. Their expression of celebration was through dance, music,drink, visiting friends (Littell, 2017). Viewing it from the other perspectives, these activitieswere a farewell to the winter by the natives. Herein, the contribution of the peasants is a crucialfactor for projecting the celebration of winter solstice. Shearing of the wool was the mainoccupation of the men peasants, whereas the women were involved in washing and spunning thesheared wool into yarn. Their occupation underwent changes according to the seasons. Thepeasants possessed strong religious beliefs, which ignited hope in their existentialist struggles(Hollinger, 2013). The major drive behind this was the presence of church in every village. Here,the shrines connected the villagers with the sacred world. The Native American peasants entered into collaborations and partnerships with theEuropean societies for expanding their trade network (Brown et al., 2015). One of thecharacteristic features of the trades was slaughtering the animals for feasting in events. Thisanimism added a new and different connotation to the aspect of worshipping. According toanimism, the faith of the villagers on objects is projected. This activity affirms the existence ofGod in every object.
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