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1、Sample1NativeAmericanInfluencesonModernU.S.CultureWhenthefirstEuropeanscametotheNorthAmericancontinent,theyencounteredthecompletelynewculturesoftheNativeAmerican.PeoplesofNorthAmerica,NativeAmericans,whohadhighlydevelopedculturesinmanyrespects,musthavebeenascuriousaboutthem.Asalwayshappenswhentwo
2、ormoreculturescomeintocontact,therewasaculturalexchange.NativeAmericansadoptedsomeoftheEuropeans’ways,andtheEuropeansadoptedsomeoftheirways.Asaresult,NativeAmericanshavemademanyvaluablecontributionstomodernU.S.culture,particularlyintheareasoflanguage,art,food,andgovernment.Firstofall,nativeAmeric
3、ansleftapermanentmarkontheEnglishlanguage.TheearlyEnglish-speakingsettlersborrowedfromseveraldifferentNativeAmericanlanguageswordsforplacesinthisnewland.Allacrossthecountryarecities,towns,rivers,andstateswithnativeAmericannames.Forexample,thestatesofDelaware,Iowa,Illinois,andAlabamaarenamedafterN
4、ativeAmericantribes,asarethecitiesofChicago,Miami,andSpokane.Inadditiontoplacenames,EnglishadoptedfromvariousNativeAmericanlanguagesthewordsforanimalsandplantsfoundintheAmericas,Chipmunk,moose,raccoon,skunk,tobacco,andsquasharejustafewexamples.AlthoughthevocabularyofEnglishistheareathatshowsthemo
5、stNativeAmericaninfluence,itisnottheonlyareaofU.S.culturethathasbeenshapedbycontactwithNativeAmericans.ArtifanotherareaofimportantNativeAmericancontributions.WoolrugswovenbywomenoftheNavajoTribeinArizonaandNewMexicoarehighlyvaluedworksofartintheUnitedStates.NativeAmericanjewelrymadefromsilverandt
6、urquoiseisalsoverypopularandveryexpensive.EspeciallyinthewesternandsouthwesternregionsoftheUnitedStates,nativecraftssuchaspottery,leatherproducts,andbeadworkcanbefoundinmanyhomes.Indeed,nativeartandhandicraftsareatreasuredpartofU.S.culture.Inadditiontolanguageandart,agricultureisanotherareainwhic
7、hNativeAmericanshadagreatandlastinginfluenceonthepeopleswhoarrivedherefromEurope,Africa,andAsia.Beingskilledfarmers,theNativeAmericansofNorthAmericataughtthenewcomersmanythingsaboutfarmingtechniquesandcrops.EveryU.S.sc
