Vocab
what is a Origin Myth
What are...Traditional stories passed down from generation to generation , stories usually talk about the origins of early life.
Who wrote “To My Dear and Loving Husband”
Who is... Anne Bradstreet
Whats the difference between Exploration Narrative & Slave Narrative
What is... That exploration narratives are first hand accounts of experiences of the land that they explored, when slave narratives focus on the life as a slave along with the horrors of human bondage.
What is “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”
What is...
- Before people were on earth there was the sky spirit, but he got bored of living in the above world and decided to go down to earth.
- bears were able to talk and walk on two legs but the sky spirit didn't like the bears so he sent them away to live in the forest.
- The Sky Spirits daughter got married and had children with the bear
What were the values of the Onondaga Tribe
What is...
1.trees growing on earth
2.water on earth
3.flowers growing
4.marks on the turtle shell
define pathos
What is...an attempt to persuade by appealing to audience emotions
Who wrote...“The Earth on Turtle’s Back”
Who is... The Onondaga Tribe
Whats the difference between a pilgrim and a puritan
What is... pilgrims wanted to establish a new church separate from the Church of England, when the puritans wanted to cleanse the church from within
What is “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”
What is...
- Before earth there was only water, there was a skyland with people there. Then the chief's wife fell down onto earth and the animals noticed that she wasn’t like all of them with webbed feet and everything.
- They decided to dive down into the water and bring up the earth. After a couple animals trying to grab it, a muskrat ended up being the one to bring it up.
- From there earth started to grow larger and larger and that's where the women went and its where life on earth began.
what were the values of the Modoc Tribe
What is...
1.water in rivers
2.small piece of stick into fish
3.leaves of trees into birds
4.the touch of his finger made trees
5.used a giant stick to make animals that walked on the earth
What is Theocracy
What is... no separation between religion and law
Who wrote “The Navajo Origin Legend”
Who is... The Navajo Tribe
Whats the difference between Objective & Subjective
What is...Objective is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions, when subjective is based on or influenced by personal feelings
What is “The Navajo Origin Legend”
What is...
- On the morning of the twelfth day the people started washing themselves well, the women used yellow cornmeal as the men used white cornmeal. After this took place they heard the call of the gods, by the fourth call the gods appeared.
- The gods laided many things onto the ground and then they told the people to stand at a distance and then they allowed the wind to enter.
- When the wind stopped the items have disappeared and they have been replaced with a man and women.
what were the values of the Navajo Tribe
What is...
1.buckskin into human
2.white ear of corn to man
3.yellow ear of corn to women
4.the approaching of the gods
What is The Great Awakening
What is... A movement attempted to revive puritanism
Who wrote “The General History of Virginia”
Who is...John Smith
Whats the difference between Ethos and Logos
What is... Ethos is a person’s credibility with a given audience and Logos relies on the audience.
What is “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”
What is...
- when Equiano was younger him and his sister were kidnapped by slave traders and transported to the african coast. He was put onto a ship with a lot of other slaves
- the living conditions on the boat were awful as a lot of people died. They were punished for stealing fish and trying to escape the boat. and when they got to land they were later told to merchants.
What is the reason for involving the values of the tribes
What is... Because people still associate with these tribes and their beliefs.