Use of the environment
Beliefs
Government/ History
Folk Tales/ Legends
General
100
Why were Native American villages located near water?
for food, transportation, washing, bathing
100
What was one belief that native Americans had about animals?
They believed that every animal had a spirit and that every part of the animal should be used and never wasted.
100
The leader of the Lenape village was the...
sachem
100
What were spirits who spoke to people through dreams
What is a manitou
100
What were some of the things that the Native Americans got in exchange for beaver fur?
metal axes,glass beads, guns, wool, and linen cloth
200
This was used as money. It was found in the environment
What was wampum
200
Who was a sunksquaw?
The female sachem of the village
200
Whenever a problem faced the village, the council had a meeting called....
powwow.
200
What did the Native Americans do in order to please the spirits?
What is take care of the environment, and never waste anything that they took from nature.
200
What was a Native American baby called?
papoose
300
Why did the Lenape care for the environment so deeply?
They believed that everything had a spirit and that you only use, or take what you need and no more.
300
What are 2 values that were very important to the Lenape way of life?
sharing and caring
300
Who is the the person who selects a chief ? This person is also the head of the longhouse.clan mother (the oldest woman in the village)
clan mother (the oldest woman in the village)
300
What is the name of a group of related families?
clan
400
What were the three most important crops to the Native Americans? What were they called?
The Three Sisters Corn, beans, and squash
400
What were two jobs of shaman?
medicine man, and making friends with the spirits
400
How did the Native Americans record their history?
What is carving pictures into wood, stone, or bark
400
What was it called when a young man had to go into a forest and wait for a helper to appear to him in some form?
Spirit dream
400
Why did the Lenape move from one place to another?
They did this in order to not overuse the natural resources in that area.
500
Why did the Lenape move from one place to another?
They had a deep respect for the environment.
500
The Lenape believed that the role of men in the village was to....
Hunt, fish, clear the fields for planting, make tools and weapons, protect the village
500
This popular game with a stick and ball was originally created by Native Americans. The game is played by both girls and boys today.
What is lacrosse
500
What were many Native American tales were based on?creation stories, or how the world came to be
creation stories, or how the world came to be
500
What were 4 possible things that you might find in a longhouse?bowls, sleeping mats, pots, racks with drying hides or meat, fires, fur
bowls, sleeping mats, pots, racks with drying hides or meat, fires, fur.
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