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In this paper you will become a time-traveling cultural interpreter

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In this paper you will become a time-traveling cultural interpreter. You will travel back in time to meet with representatives from Spain, Holland, and France. You must show you understand why the Spanish, Dutch, and French are in the Americas as well as their goals.

As you meet with each group you will need to explain why it is wrong to view America's Native peoples as primitive and lacking sophistication.

You must use details from the textbook and the lecture materials.

1. In at least 300 words, go back in time as a cultural interpreter to meet with Christopher Columbus. During your meeting use your description of the American Southwestern societies to explain to Columbus why Native American societies were not primitive.

Highlight specific details related to:

a. Settlements (what did a typical settlement look like?)

b. Everyday technology (what types of tools & containers did men and women use?)

c. Spirituality (what was the relationship between the people and the earth?)

2. In at least 300 words, go back in time as a cultural interpreter to meet with the leader of the first French expedition down the St. Lawrence River. During your meeting use your description of the Northern eastern societies to explain to the French leader why Native American societies were not primitive.

Highlight specific details related to:

a. Settlements (what did a typical settlement look like?)

b. Everyday technology (what types of tools & containers did men and women use?)

c. Spirituality (what was the relationship between the people and the earth?)

3. In at least 300 words, go back in time as a cultural interpreter to meet with the leader of the first Dutch explorers in the Americas. During the meeting use your description of Cahokian/Mississippian societies to explain why to the Dutch leader Native American societies were not primitive.

Highlight specific details related to:

a. Settlements (what did a typical settlement look like?)

b. Everyday technology (what types of tools & containers did men and women use?)

c. Spirituality (what was the relationship between the people and the earth?)