Question

Describe pre-Columbian Native American societies. Include the sexual division of labor and gender roles. Likewise discuss the primary means of survival and living such as crops grown and the importance of subsistence farming. Provide a brief account of the characteristics of their religions and how religion relates to the Native American view of the private ownership of land. Be sure to speak briefly of the Mississippian Tradition and the League of Iroquois.

Answer 1

Answer:

Male works in the field while women works in the house.

Explanation:

The man works in the field as a farmer whereas women engaged in domestic labor such as weaving, childrearing and giving birth to children. The primary means of survival and living by growing crops such as maize which is a staple food and also used subsistence farming means doing farming to fulfill their needs. Characteristics of Mesoamerican religion are harmony with nature, endurance of suffering, respect toward others, it has a strong belief that man is inherently good and should be respected for his decisions etc. The Native Indians believed that everything in nature had a spirit so we should work together with the sprits rather than trying to control them.