Early People
Lenape Facts
Clothing and Providing
Celebrations and Ceremonies
Pot Luck
100
Where do scientists believe the earliest people to settle in North America came from?
Asia
100
What crops did the Lenape people mainly plant?
corn and squash
100
Which one of these things did the Lenape not do to provide food?
buy
100
Where is the Lenape homeland?
. Delaware River valley
100
Which of the of the following is not a main language group of Lenape?
Seneca
200
What evidence did scientists use to find out about the first people in North America?
stone tools and clay pots
200
Which one of these foods did the Lenape not forage for?
corn
200
How did men provide food for their families?
by hunting and fishing.
200

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200
Which statement about longhouses is not true? a. They were made of thin tree trunks b. More than one family lived in a longhouse. c. Most families stayed in longhouses all year long. d. Longhouses had a rectangular shape.
c. most families stayed in a longhouse all year long.
300
How did the earliest people in North America get their food?
hunting
300
How did the Lenape preserve food?
They dried it.
300
What did Lenape women make clothing from?
deerskin
300
How did agriculture change the lives of the early people of New Jersey?
they no longer needed to follow herds of animals
300
Which one of these statements about the Lenape is not true? a. They did not own houses b. They had no central government c. Women passed on their clan membership to their children d. Sachems were village leaders
a. They did not own houses
400
What is the most likely reason the earliest people came to North America?
searching for food
400
From whom did the children receive right to using the land?
c. their mother
400
For which event did the Lenape hold a special ceremony?
the fall harvest
400
Explain the difference between foraging and farming.
Foraging is searching for edible foods in the envionment. Farming is the deliberate act of planting food for future harvest.
400
What is the best definition of a culture? a. a trip to the museum b. a group of people sharing a way of life c. a holiday celebration d. people who earn a living in the same way.
b. a group of people sharing a way of life
500
What is a sachem?
The chief or leader of a village.
500
What is the main difference between the Lenape government and the government we have in our country today?
The Lenape did not have a central government. They only had a local leader who was the chief or sachem. We have a central government lead by a president.
500
How did the seasons impact the lives of the Lenape?
The Lenape moved around depending on the season. The longhouse was their home base, but they would travel. In Spring they would be in a small hunting camp. IN summer they might start a small camp near fertile soil to plant crops. In winter they'd go back to the longhouses in the village.
500
How are Lenape celebrations similar to our celebrations?
We both celebrate similar occasions- the fall harvest is like our Thanksgiving.They celebrated the birth of children. We have similar celebrations.They danced and sang,they ate food, they said prayers. At parties and celebrations we dance , sing and eat. At religious celebrations we say prayers.
500
What is the Bering Strait? What did it connect?
The Bering Strait was a land bridge that connected Asia and North America.
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