Plains Indians: beliefs (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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What did Plains Indians call the Great Spirit?
What did Plains Indians call the Great Spirit?
Wakan Tanka
How Plains Indians viewed the land
How Plains Indians viewed the land
Sacred living entity; their mother
Plains Indians' view on land ownership
Plains Indians' view on land ownership
Impossible; no individual could possess the earth
What young men sought in puberty ceremonies
What young men sought in puberty ceremonies
Spirit animal for guidance and visions
Plains Indian belief about spirits in nature
Plains Indian belief about spirits in nature
All things (animals, plants, stones, water) had spirits
Significance of circles in Plains Indian culture
Significance of circles in Plains Indian culture
Represented life cycle from birth through death
Why tipis were built in circular shapes
Why tipis were built in circular shapes
To reflect the sacred circular pattern
Purpose of Sun dance ceremony
Purpose of Sun dance ceremony
Express gratitude to sun & seek future guidance
Purpose of Buffalo dance
Purpose of Buffalo dance
Attract buffalo herds to hunting territories
Maximum duration of War dance before raids
Maximum duration of War dance before raids
Up to four days
Year the Ghost Dance was created
Year the Ghost Dance was created
1889
Purpose of Ghost Dance movement
Purpose of Ghost Dance movement
Reunite spirits & drive away white settlers
Year of Battle of the Little Big Horn
Year of Battle of the Little Big Horn
1876
White settlers' belief about western expansion
White settlers' belief about western expansion
Manifest Destiny - divinely destined to settle West
Root cause of Plains Indian-settler conflicts
Root cause of Plains Indian-settler conflicts
Incompatible views on land ownership