Navajo Code Talkers
True or False: Many outsiders knew the Navajo language.
False
Where were the Native Americans forced on to when white men came?
Reservations
What were corn, squash, and beans referred to as?
The Three Sisters
What was the climate?
Arid and dry
What was the dominant way of life?
Big game hunting
Why was the code never written down?
So it won't fall into enemy hands.
Why did very few Native Americans want to be farmers?
It was sacrilegious for many men.
What houses did they make from wood?
Longhouses
What were the Hopi Native Americans called?
The Pueblo People
How did Siberians migrate from Asia to North America?
They crossed over a narrow land bridge.
Which war was the Navajo code talkers present in?
World War 2
Why did many Native American men drink liquor?
Men were left with much idle time and few responsibilities.
True or False: Longhouses were permanent houses.
True
Where did they settle?
Near the Colorado and Rio Grande Rivers
When did Siberians migrate to North America?
20,000 to 50,000years ago
Why was the Navajo language ideal for code?
It was never written down.
When were women hired?
During wartime
What did the Iroquois do to meat to save it for the future?
They preserved it.
What are their homes made of?
Abode bricks dried in the sun
True or False: Siberians were not nomads.
False
When was the Navajos' contribution to war effort reconized?
1971
During wartime what type of jobs did women have?
Clerical or domestic jobs
What type of families did they live in?
Extended families
How did the Hopi Native Americans water their crops?
Irrigation
How did they survive in North America?
They adapted to the environment.