UNIT 1 TEST..... Flashcards
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What were the beliefs, traditions, family structure and language of the inuit?
The Innuit spoke mostly Inuktituk. This group has many different beliefs. Some include believing that everything living or non-living had a spirit. The Angakoks and Shamans communicated by using charms and dances. One of the main instruments used in Inuit ceremonies is a one-sided drum made of caribou skin and stretched over a wooden hoop. While the drum is beating, the Inuit dance and sing stories. Important festivals occurred during the period of total darkness. Their family structure consisted of 5 or 6 people. The Inuit were a very community focused culture. Food sources were community property and everyone worked together to help out the other community members.
What were the beliefs, traditions, family structure, and language of the Metis?
The Metis spoke michif . The Métis merged Christian (Protestant or Catholic) beliefs with traditional Indigenous spiritual practices. Fiddle music and intricate dancing are also very important to the Métis. The marriage of these two cultures helped create trade connections among the Europeans and Indigenous people. The Métis sold their furs and obtained access to European material goods from the traders. Two major European fur trading companies, The North West Company and The Hudson’s Bay Company, recognized the value of these marriages.
What language, beliefs, traditions, and family structure did the Haudenosaunee have?
This group spoke iroquoian. A commonly held belief was that the human and natural world should live in harmony with one another. The Haudenosaunee gave thanks for their people, the Creator, the Spirit Worldand the natural world by celebrating with ceremonies that included prayer, dancing, stories and songs. The family structure was a clan system and the mothers were the headof the long house which was made of wood and bark. They also lived along gender roles. Men hunted, trapped, cleared, built, and carved, while women, planted, tended, and harvested crops, as well as curing hides and creating clothes. The Haudenosaunee believed that the Creator gave them gifts, which were their values and traditions. A commonly held belief was that the human and natural world should live in harmony with one another. The Haudenosaunee gave thanks for their people, the Creator, the Spirit World.
What is a treaty?
. A treaty is a formal agreement between countries. It outlines the terms of peace, including any land, border, economic, or political agreements. An example is the Treaty Of Utrecht
What are military allies?
Military Allies are basically when two countries or groups work together, fight, and help each other out during war. An Example of military allies in 1882, the alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy.
what are seigneurs?
A Seigneur is a boss of land who has rights and full control of that property or land
who are the coureurs de bois?
These people hunted animals to sell their fur or Independant French-Canadian fur trader
The wood runners Travelled in forests of New France
he first nations traded with the coureurs de bois and learned key survival
They traded wire, glasses, guns, and cloth
Who are the voyageurs?
The Voyageurs are professional canoeists who transport fur
Who are the habitants?
The Habitants are people who farm and work for seigneurial system.
What is a colony?
A Colony is a country that is in full control of another country.
Definition and Examples of renewable resources
A natural resource is a resource that can be renewed or replenished over time which most of the time never overused or abused. An example is fish that are natural and can be reproduced and replenished over time.
DE Non-renewable resources
A non-renewable resource is a resource that can not be renewed or replenished over time and once it is gone it takes a long time for this resource to come back. An example is Nuclear power as Nuclear power stays on the earth for a long time.
DE Flow resources
These resources can be used and replenished at the same time. Some examples are winds, tides, and lastly currents.
Natural resources in: Ontario
Uranium, forestry, zinc, agricultural land, nickel, gold, hydroelectricity
Natural resources in: PEI
Agricultural land, fishing
natural resources in: Nova Scotia
Coal, salt, gas, gypsum, fishing
NR British Colombia
Coal, Forestry, Agriculture, hydroelectricity, natural gas, mineral deposits, and fishing.
NR Quebec
Gold, forestry, iron, hydroelectric power, asbestos
NR North West Territories’
Uranium, tungsten, lead, diamonds, gold zinc
NR New Brunswick
Forestry, metals, fishing
NR Newfoundland
Forestry, oil, fishing, iron
NR Alberta
Coal, Forestry, gas, and oil
NR Yukon
Silver, lead, gold, zinc
NR Nunavut
Iron, gold, diamond, natural gas, petroleum