Characteristics: 1. Oral literature: epic narratives, creation myths, stories, poems, songs.

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

3. Deep respect for nature and animals.

4. Cyclical worldview.

5. Figurative language/parallelism.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_american_agriculture_food.php#:~:text=Depending%20on%20the%20tribe%20and,such%20as%20farming%20or%20hunting.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/timeline-of-native-american-cultures.htm#:~:text=Paleoindians%20(13%2C000%20%2D%2010%2C000%20years%20ago)

1. Wrote mostly diaries and histories, which expressed the connections between God and their everyday lives.
2. South to "purify" the Church of England by reforming to the simpler forms of worship and church organization described in the New Testament.
3. Saw religion as a personal, inner experience.
4. Believed in original sin and "elect" who would be saved.
5. Used a plain style of writing.

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism

Characteristics: 1. Mostly comprised of philosophers, scientists, writing speeches and pamphlets

2. 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

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/declaration-of-independence#:~:text=The%20committee%20included%20Thomas%20Jefferson,actual%20writing%20delegated%20to%20Jefferson.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Enlightenment-European-history#:~:text=Central%20to%20Enlightenment%20thought%20were,knowledge%2C%20freedom%2C%20and%20happiness.