Compare and contrast the values and customs of Eastern Woodland Indians with those of fifteenth-century Europeans. Which of these sets of values is most appealing to you? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Native-American values and customs: cooperation, group loyalty, anti-materialism, matriarchal leadership, decentralized political organization, reverence for nature and the environment, common ownership, pantheism.
European values and customs: individualism, competition, material acquisition, patriarchal leadership, unified nations, exploitation and domination of the natural environment, private property ownership, Christianity.
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Nara was the capital of what nation?
A) Japan B) Tibet C) Vietnam D) Korea
In 1895, how did Britain deal with domestic grain shortages caused by serious crop loss?
A. by encouraging the population to eat more potatoes and tighten their belts B. by importing more mutton from Australia C. by importing grain from abroad D. by raising more mutton domestically
Unions became firmly established in many sectors of the economy during World War II.
a. true b. false