Native Americans not only lived in the Western Hemisphere but also North America. ... Another big part of Native American's society was their kinship. ... Men and women both played parts in a Native American tribe. ... The religions of Native Americans circled around the belief that all of nature was alive, holding a spiritual power. ... Religion was based on how Native Americans thought that all nature was alive with a spiritual power. ...

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The statement, "diversity rather than uniformity characterizes Latin Americans- is accurate because although there is some sense of commonality among them, whether it be because of their history or religion as Mariátegui suggests, there are still so many varying aspects of Latin Americans to be seen even today. ... On the other hand, during the wars of independence in Latin America, it was very common for Iberians to intermarry with native peoples, some including Indians and Africans. ... Another issue of identity between the two conquests was that of religion. ... It was the primary...

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Essay #1 (The attitudes of Native Americans toward the land and nature) Native Americans respected the land they used and employed elements of nature to their culture. ... Archaic North Americans lived off of the land, as did Native Americans after them. ... Native Americans knew how to get what they needed from the land, and didn't waste their resources. ... Native American's lives frequently coincided with the natural world. ... "Native American religions barely recognize the distinction between myth and ritual Indians were eager to embrace ceremonies or portions of ceremonies t...

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In the mid 1500s the spanish expedition ventured into the North American continent and the missionary priests converted native americans into Christianity to any native americans they encountered. ... Eventually Protestant English def. catholic rivals and won most of north america leading to anti - catholicism taking root in american soil. A Christian witness to the native Americans was one of the reasons for establishing Jamestown. The effect of the Protestant Reformation was great influence of religion to the new world. Most importantly, it gave a chance to those who wanted to practice th...

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Religion also played an important role. The Spanish were pushing hard to convert many of the Natives in America to thier Catholic religion, while many settlers in the Northern region of America were moving there for religious freedom. ... All the native people mined silver in the mountians, and often at the expense of thier own lives. ... Like the Spanish, The Portugese took over the land and then forced the natives to work it. ... The Dutch also colonized parts of North America. ...

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Instead of Indies, he had landed in the Americas. ... " European countries promptly rushed to allege lands in the Americas. ... Religion was something that gave Spain the motive to explore the New World. In his journal (1451-1506), Columbus requested the permission to his highnesses to promote the holy Faith and convert the Native Americans. ... Captivating tales like that of the Fountain of Youth, often told to the Spaniards by arrested Indians and slaves, stimulated these adventurers to attempt regularly to conquer the land, as well as its native communities. ...

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These topics include religion, per capita income, and free elections. ... It was difficult for Europe to trace their origins in order to create cultural regions, but in North America it was relatively easy because of the development of its modern-day cultural regions. Today, North America is divided into 16 different regions based not just on culture but also on physical and financial differences. ... The north is subdivided into a European and Native mixture as well as the Inuit in the extreme far north. ...

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