Vocabulary
Information passed down by word of mouth
oral tradition
spirit force that the Lenape believed controlled the world
manetu
Early hunter-gatherers would eat all of the following except: corn, nuts, squash or oranges
oranges
describe the chores of Lenape boys/men
hunting, fishing
the time before people left written records
prehistory
an object made by people in the past
artifact
the two groups of Lenape people were
Munsee and Unami
describe the chores of Lenape girls/women
cook, tend the garden, take care of younger Lenape children
people in your family, starting with your parents, who were born before you
ancestors
a long building made of wood poles and covered with sheets of bark
longhouse
the main food of the Lenape was
corn
how did Lenape children learn
by watching their parents, the environment was their classroom
a person who studies artifacts from the past
archaeologist
the history, beliefs and way of life that a group of people share
heritage
Lenape used all of the following except one for fishing: net, spear, knife or fish weir (fence)
knife
how did Lenape make important decisions about matters in their village
they would discuss it with a sakima in the longhouse
a person who travels from place to place in search of food
hunter-gatherer
a wise Lenape man or woman who would settle arguments
the three sisters referred to
corn, beans and squash
True/False- The Lenape use all of an animal they killed including the bones.
True