Pre-Columbian Americas Pt.2
What was the American Indian Religious Freedom Act
Bonus: What act is associated with it?
Ended the Dawes Act
Enacted religious freedom for Native Americans
How did the Cahokia empire operate?
Took tribute to protect people
One central ruler
Surrounded by farmlands
Who initiated the conflict of the Kaan-Mutal War
Sky Witness
What is Dharma?
Bonus: difference between karma and Dharma
Sacred duty; morally upright behavior. Dharma is different depending upon one’s position in society.
Karma is the moral law by which the universe is governed
What does the eightfold path do?
it is the pathway to remove attachments and end suffering
What evidence do we have of the ball games played throughout N.A. society?
BONUS: Explain why the ball game is important
Stadiums
Courts
Games
Important because it is probably the first organized sport/league in the world
What is the fanged god
Monotheistic religious diety that appears all over, is partially a jaguar, and is worshipped originally in the amazon rainforest
What is the outcome of the first phase of the Kaan-Mutal War?
Kaan attack, kill the king, abandon Mutal, and there is civil war for 100 years
What are the 4 castes in the caste system
Priests
Warriors
Farmers
Laborers
What form of Buddhism emerged in China
Zen
What is a pueblo
Spanish word for city
How do we know about the Maya empire
They had writing and information has been uncovered enough to tell their story
Who restores Mutal to a city of prominence?
Nuun Ujol Chaak
What is Atman-Brahman
Breath and self may be the same thing
Why is Ashoka important?
Ruled the Mauryan empire and converted it to Buddhism
How was Chaco Canyon created
slave labor
How are spirit journeys interwined with the mayan way of thinking?
Their way of thinking involved multiple gods and spirits who had to be negotiated with and so they would go to the spirit realm to negotiate with them
What is important about the Kaan-Mutal conflict in terms of historical context?
What we know about history has changed, but history itself has not changed
Kaan were very powerful and more powerful than any European state at the time
What are the epics?
Stories about gods of Hinduism
What is the difference between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayanna Buddhism?
Mahayanna - anyone can achieve enlightenment in this world
Theravada - Only the religious can pursue nirvana in this life
What happens to the Hohokam and Anasazi people?
They disappear, people tended to disperse and this can be seen repeated throughout Native American cultures
Why were Mayan cities so important
To get resources – ie water – that would not be readily accessible outside of the cities
What is the final outcome of the Kaan-Mutal War?
Nuun’s son leads Mutal into recovery after his father’s death and eventually defeats Kaan
What is the difference between the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Epics?
Bonus: what is the sacrality of each of these works
Vedas are ritual (sacred), Upanishads are the commentaries on the Vedas (sacred), Epics are stories of the gods and are most known by Hindus (least sacred)
Bonus: give an example
statement that does not make sense
Statements may vary