Indians are the floorboard of all Native Americans except Eskimos. Native Americans are mostly Indians, distributed in North and South America, and traditionally classified as the American branch of Mongolian race. Indians usually speak Indian or Native American languages. However, Indian ethnic groups and their language families are very complex, and there is no recognized classification so far.

name

/kloc-Indians didn't have a unified name before the end of 0/5. When the Italian navigator C. Columbus sailed to America in 1492, he mistakenly thought that he was going to India, so he called the indigenous people here "Indians" (Spanish: indios). Although later generations found mistakes, this method has become a habit and has become popular. Therefore, in English and other European languages, Indians are called "Western" Indians. When necessary, in order to distinguish them, the word "West Indies" is directly translated into "Indians" or "Indians" in Chinese translation, which avoids the trouble of confusion and remains the most popular usage. However, in the 20th century, the status of Indians in many American countries has improved significantly, and some government agencies or non-governmental organizations began to "correct their names". For example, in Canada, they are often called the politically more correct "First Nation" and so on.

culture

After more than 20 thousand years of differentiation and development, Indians have produced many different nationalities and languages. Historically, Indians established four empires, the most important of which was the Aztec Empire in North America and the Inca Empire in South America. The Maya among the Indians invented Mayan characters, and their research attainments in astronomy are also quite in-depth. Indians grow corn, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, tobacco, cocoa and other crops.

However, due to the persecution and killing of Indians by western colonists and the destruction of Indian culture, there are not many ancient civilization materials left behind, but the current research has attracted more and more attention from the archaeological community, and American countries have begun to vigorously explore Indian ancient culture.

According to statistics, during the colonial period, about130,000 Indians were killed in Spain, about100,000 Indians were killed in Brazil, and about100,000 Indians were killed in the westward movement of the United States. There are about 30 million Indians at present.

In addition, Indians have been mistaken for red people because their skin is often red. Later, I learned that these reds were caused by the misunderstanding of Indians' traditional habit of painting red pigments on their faces.

Ancient Indians

* Maya

* Aztecs

* Incas

And many other smaller tribes.