History
Which region of the United States were the Cherokee people primarily located in?
What is the southern United States
Who do the Cherokee believe is the creator of all things?
Who is the Great Spirit Unetlanvhi
What main animal did the cherokee use for clothing?
What is deer.
What did Sequoyah develop to enable the Cherokee to create written traditions?
Syllabary
Name one famous figure of Cherokee descent.
Who are Quentin Tarantino and Johnny Depp
How many souls do the Cherokee believe are in the body?
What are four souls
What materials were used to make Cherokee clothing?
What are animal hides and plant fibers
What was the name of the Cherokee scholar who developed the Cherokee syllabary?
Who is Sequoyah
During which time period did the Cherokee nation thrive?
What is 800-1840 CE. (800-1700 / 1800 is accepted)
Who had the authority to make social decisions in Cherokee clans?
Who are Cherokee Women.
What did men usually wear on their heads?
What are feathers.
How were Cherokee legends passed down before the invention of the Cherokee syllabary?
What is orally through music, song, and dance
Which principal chief of the Cherokee Nation was known as the "Moses of his people"
Who was John Ross.
What are some traditional forms of Cherokee music and dance?
What are social and ceremonial dances with tribal stories and chanting. Similar answers will count.
What materials were used to create Cherokee jewelry? Name at least 2/4
What are copper, shells, nuts, and carved beads.
What did Cherokee artwork reflect?
What is their deep involvement with nature and the connection of all living things.
What were some ways the Cherokee documented their stories and historical accounts? Name 2/3 at least.
What are through artwork, writing, and oral traditions
What did caves represent to Cherokee peoples?
A powerful place where the spiritual and visible worlds were close.
How did the Cherokee utilize copper in their villages?
What is using it to create jewelry
How did the Cherokee use the written word to preserve their culture?
What is recording their language, stories, wisdoms, and historical accounts.