Specific Native Nations
These people built palisades
Catawba
Southeast nations were divided into smaller groups called ____________.
clans
What game did the Cherokee play?
stickball
_______________ leaders are different from military and religious leaders.
Civil
One purpose of the mound builders' mounds were for religious ____________________ which honored an important event.
rituals
Who was responsible for raising children?
mothers
Southeast nation towns were split into two parts: ________ and ________
red, white
What did Sequoyah invent?
the syllabary (written alphabet) of Cherokee language
The Green Corn Ceremony celebrated the corn ____________.
harvest
The Catawba people built ____________ to protect their villages from raiders.
palisades
These people spoke Siouan
Catawba
The red part of town was in charge of _________.
war
What is the name for the written alphabet of the Cherokee language?
syllabary
Many native tribes believed in the presence of ___________________ beings and spirits on Earth.
supernatural
The leaders of the ___________ met regularly to make decisions for its members.
clan
These people had the first alphabet
Cherokee
The white part of town was in charge of _________.
peace
What are three reasons that the Cherokee played stickball?
fun, to prepare children for adulthood, and to settle disagreements
__________ leaders control the government.
Civil
Southeast nations made their rooves out of ____________.
The Green Corn Celebration celebrates what?
the corn harvest
Since children belong to the same clan as their mother, the child's clan was determined by __________.
birth
Why is the Cherokee syllabary important?
made the language easier to pass on
The midsummer ___________ ended in a large feast.
busk
Many Native nations formed a ________________ to protect themselves against their enemies.
confederacy