Indigenous Cultures
Sacred spirits or supernatural beings celebrated by the Tewa culture of the Southwest.
What are Kachinas?
These two Vikings "discovered" Vinland in 1000 AD.
Who are Leif Eriksson and Thorvald Eiriksson.
The explorer who invested in the creation of this new type of ship called the Caravel.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
A type of viking cargo ship.
What is a knarr?
This manhood ritual lasts up to 4 months in the woods.
What is the Hamat'sa Initiation?
The elder sits on a stone chair during a certain season for a specific ritual to celebrate the return of a nutrient resource.
What is the salmon ceremony?
How Vikings told their stories of travel, glory, and raids/battles.
What are sagas?
Europe, China, India, Africa, and the Middle East.
What is the known world.
Placed sometimes in v or w formation with rocks in the water
What are weirs (or fish traps)?
This Viking was credited for "discovering" Greenland.
Who is Erik the Red?
Corn, beans and squash were grown together to create higher yield and provide cover and nourishment.
What is Three-Sister Farming?
Only stayed for less than a decade.
What is short lived? Or What is Vikings in North America?
This royal monarch funded the Christopher Columbus voyage.
Who is Queen Isabella?
This four letter word goes onto the end of the father's first name becoming the boy's full last name.
What is sson?
The circumference of the globe known in the 15th century.
What is 25,000 miles?
Fill in the blank. The man-eating supernatural being named _____ must be tamed during a manhood ritual.
Who is Bax (Baxwbakwalanuksiwe’)
This indigenous culture was said to have had skirmishes with the Vikings in Newfoundland.
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
The year that a German Cartographer wrote down the words "America" or "Americus" in honor of an Italian explorer who "discovered" the new world.
What is 1507?
She was known for her intelligence, strength, and courage.
Who is Gudrid Thorbjornsdottir?
Negative term the Vikings used to describe the indigenous people they encounterd.
What is skraelings?
This culture of people were blamed for the massacre of 100+ emigrants from Utah heading to California.
Who are the Paiutes?
This six letter word goes onto the end of the mother's first name becoming the girl's full last name.
What is dottir?
When Amerigo Vespucci "discovered" the southern coast of the new world, he used this phrase AND what were the name of the notes much of his writing became known as.
What is "Earthly Paradise" and the Vespucci Letters"?
Nomadic, lived in the Great Plains (prairie land), used the three-sister-farming technique, believed in healing and shamanism AND Mr. Green covered this indigenous culture as an example.
This supernatural being was known for its dance in prayer for an abundance of that life source.
What is mosairu kachina?