Culture
How did the Cherokee's dress?
They wore deer skins
What did the Cherokee grow in their gardens?
Beans, squash, sunflowers, pumpkins, other crops
What were the tools that the Cherokee used made out of?
Stone
Where did the Chief or Priest Chief live?
On a mound overlooking the village.
What time period did the Cherokee live in?
800 CE to 1600 CE
Who made the final decisions in a family?
The women of the household.
What animal did the Cherokee hunt the most?
Deer
What kind of weapons did the Europeans trade with the Cherokee?
Guns
What were the Winter homes that the Cherokee lived in called?
Sweathomes
When the Europeans came what disease did many Cherokee die of?
Smallpox
Who were the Immortals?
Spirits who warned them about the Europeans gifts and the death they were going to bring.
How did the Cherokee capture fish?
They created v-shaped traps using rocks in the river to funnel fish into a woven basket.
What did the Cherokee make jewelry out of?
Shells, nuts, and carved beads.
What was the structure called that protected the Cherokee's villages?
Palisades
In what parts of the Southeast did the Cherokee live in?
Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.
What language did the Cherokee speak?
Iroquoian
True or False: They grew potatoes?
True
What was the Trail of Tears?
When the Cherokee and other tribes had to relocate to Oklahoma and people died on the way.
Why did the Cherokee burn the edges of their roofs?
To prevent termites from eting it
What type of activities did they participate in?
Cherokee Women- farming
Men- hunted
Both- fished in rivers along the coast