Most of the information in this class thus far is brand new information. The clarifying of how people were formed into groups and in which ways these groups lived and breaking of the stereotypes of the people is really new. Things such as the land bridge theory was old knowledge but the fact that most schools present this knowledge as the only way that people came to America is definitely false. The fact that people lived in the southwest is most amazing. I assumed that this area was much different than it was today. According to the text and to the lecture, this does not seem to be the case. People had technology to carve their life out of a place that is hostile to life.
In this class, it seems that there is going to be a complicating evidence not only in what we think but also in what others think. Most people want to give simple answers just so that people understand. Unfortunately, life is seldom simple. The fact that there were so many people that lived closed together but had so many different ways of living is just amazing. The trade systems and the religious beliefs of groups helped people to improve their ways of life but the ability of the people to keep their own identity is just amazing to me.
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Kyle. Straight up, bro. It blew my freaking mind when we talked about the Inuit's technology. The fact that they were living in northern Canada and surviving first of all. Seriously. And that they made boats and hunted Megafaunfish (check out my new word). They made spears that were specially carved to get lodged in the beast and stay lodged. Who does that? My million dollar question had to do with the Hohokam. It's great that they built miles of trench for irrigation. But why would they? It makes more sense to live by the water, why build canals so one can live 1,000 miles inland. I guess they don't like to surf.
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