Shelter
Weapons
Money
Beliefs, Attitudes, and Values
Religion
100
Name one type of leaf that was used as thatch?
Coconut, Nipa, Swordgrass, Pandanus
100
What was the prime ingredient for a successful attack?
Surprise
100
What was money called?
Alas
100
What determined a person's social position?
Birth
100
What are believed to be ancestral spirits?
Taotaomonas
200
Name two types of carpentry tools.
Adze, hammerstone, chisel, maul
200
What are two weapons used by the ancient Chamorros?
Spear and slingstones
200
What did they use for money?
Red spondylus shell and tortoiseshell
200
Who came first in ancient Chamorro society?
The oldest person
200
Who had the power to cause or cure sicknesses by spiritual means?
Makahnas
300
Who lived in the latte house?
Chamorri
300
War was used to settle ______________.
Land disputes
300
What determined the value of tortoiseshell money?
How it was caught.
300
What was more important that the individual?
Family
300
Who was responsible for curing illnesses by using medicines obtained by herbs?
Suruhanu
400
Name three types of shelters used by the ancient Chamorros.
Caves, overhangs, and pole-and-thatch structures
400
War ended when ______________.
Two or three men were killed.
400
What are two uses for money?
Obtain land-use privileges, pay restitution, ceremonial reciprocal gifts, settle wars, bride price, in divorce settlements, at funerals. Pay for special services like building a canoe or a house and making special tools or ornaments. For trade with people from other islands.
400
San Vitores claimed the Chamorros had the __________ _______ in all of the Spanish colonies.
Cleanest houses.
400
____________ are known for casting spells on children, shrinking them, and carrying them off into the jungle.
Duhendes
500
What are two benefits of a latte house?
Protection from natural disasters, rodents, crabs, mud, and attacks. Increased ventilation.
500
What was the role of the manachang during war?
Carry weapons, food, and water.
500
What is the most valuable form of money?
Guinahan famagu'on
500
What was the central value in Chamorro culture?
Inafa'maolek
500
How did the ancient Chamorros venerate their ancestors?
Preserving ancestral skulls, burying the dead under or near their homes, and maybe preserving their dried hands.
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