When I learned about the Trail of Tears in high school, (when the Cherokee tribe were forced to move from the Mississippi & Georgia area to the Indian area now known as Oklahoma) it sparked a sudden interest to learn more about the Native Americans. Our textbook gets into great depth of how each tribe is distinguished or well known by their culture, religion, or architects. I was in such awe to find out how advanced some Native Americans were in their architect and technology. It was impeccable knowing they had certain eras of golden ages for certain accomplishments; such as the Anasazi period was known for their distinctive architect called Kivas. In Chapter 2, we will also be learning about the different eras in Europe such as the Renaissance Era, etc. Not only were Native Americans able to create, learn, and develop, they did it along with the rest of the world. Knowing that the first American citizens also had these transitions to grow and develop into a nation by creating different tribes is such a beautiful thing.
The duration of the Anasazi period, they already had formed architects and buildings from the earth elements that surround them along with having architects inspired by their religion and culture. It reminds me of how the Greeks would base their architects on their Gods, and have it engraved into the places where they live.
By the end of the chapter, they end with "North American Peoples on the Eve of European Contact" showing that Native Americans were not that different from Europeans, they were alike in more ways than one. Their values of kinship and gender such as nuclear families still held the same traditional values that is carried on and used today.
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