Vocabulary
Important Info
Village Life
Extra
100
The name given to the many tribes with similar languages and cultures who settled in the Connecticut region in seasonal villages.
What is Algonquin
100
What was the MOST important crop that the Algonquians grew?
What is corn
100
A piece of cloth or leather worn on the lower body by Algonquian men
What is breechcloth
100
The tough cord or tendon that connects muscle to bone, used to make bow strings
What is sinew
200
Fencelike, circular structures made with large logs that surrounded Algonquian villages for protection.
What is palisades
200
Algonquian women were in charge of
What is tending the corn crops
200
How did the Algonquians use the meat of the animals they hunted?
What is to eat
200
What other than corn was grown by the Algonquian?
What is beans, pumpkins, and squash
300
Dome- shaped dwellings made with saplings and bark where one Algonquian family lived
What is wigwams
300
Algonquian men were in charge of
What is tending the tobacco crops in a separate field
300
How did the Algonquians use the furs of the animals they hunted?
What is wigwam doors, blankets, and capes
300
Where were Algonquian villages in the winter?
What is the valleys and forests where Algonquians were protected from cold breezes and there was a lot of firewood to keep them warm
400
Oval-shaped dwellings made with saplings and bark where many Algonquian families could live together.
What is longhouses.
400
What did Algonquin men and women wear?
What is leggings, moccasins, and capes with fur
400
What did the Algonquians use the bones and antlers of the animals they hunted?
What is knives, needles, and other tools
400
Where were Algonquian villages in the summer?
What is near water (rivers, ocean, lakes) where there were cool breezes and plenty of food to hunt and catch
500
Cone shaped sacks used to carry arrows, and made with leather or woven bark
What is quivers
500
Name 5 foods that Algonquians ate that you have also eaten.
What is strawberries, lobster, baked beans, blueberries, squash, artichokes, corn chowder, walnuts, watermelon, roast turkey, oysters, popcorn, cranberries, etc.
500
What did the Algonquians use the skins of the animals they hunted for?
What is used the leather for clothing and shoes
500
What time of year did Algonquian men go hunting?
What is in the fall after the harvest
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