The Three Sisters
Corn, beans, and squash are known as...?
The Three Sisters
True or False: The Mandan thought eating fish was gross
False
True or False: the Mandan were expert traders
True
Which of the three sisters is planted first?
Corn
Vegetables were left out to dry on_____
large wooden racks
How did the mandan know when to plant each crop?
By observing nature
having a surplus of _____ gave the Mandan a trade advantage
food
Bean plants return_____ to the soil
Nitrogen
rings
The Mandan would plant _______ around each family unit's plot of land
Sunflowers
What were the two ways in which the Mandan acquired meat?
Hunting and trading
Which of the Buffalo's organs did the Mandan use to boil stew over a fire?
the stomach
Little girls would stand guard over the crops to keep them safe from_________ and ________
wildlife and young boys
Name one of the items that the Mandan got from europe?
Horses, glass beads, guns, etc.
The relationship between the three sisters is...
symbiotic
Decaying Buffalo meat was considered...
a.) a delicacy
b.) garbage
a.) a delicacy
How many different types of corn did the mandan grow?
13
Where were the Native American trade routes?
throughout what would later be the United States