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2200 B.C.—Tower of Babel: Genesis 11:1-9

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2200 B.C. to 1600 A.D.

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1607—Early settlement at Jamestown

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Oral literature: epic narratives, creation myths, stories, poems, songs.

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Use stories to teach moral lessons and convey practical information about the natural world.

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Deep respect for nature and animals.

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Cyclical worldview.

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Figurative language/parallelism.

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More than half of US states have names based on Native languages

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The Sequoia tree is named in honor of the Cherokee leader Sequoyah

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"The Age of Reason" or "The Enlightenment"

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1607 Early Settlement—Jamestown

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1775-1783 Revolutionary War

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Mostly comprised of philosophers, scientists, writing speeches and pamphlets

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Human beings can arrive at truth (God's rules) by using deductive reasoning, rather than relying on the authority of the past, on religious faith, or intuition

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Benjamin Franklin
—Autobiography

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Patrick Henry
—"Speech to the Virginia Convention"

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Thomas Paine
—"The Crisis"

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Phyllis Wheatley
—poetry

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The Constitution

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The Bill of Rights

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The Declaration of Independence

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The original settlers of Jamestown were all men, the women came about 9 months after.

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American democracy began in Jamestown