Oral Traditions 1
Often, their speeches took the form of __________?
Stories
Often, stories had lessons on how to be __________ and treat everything with __________.
Often, stories had lessons on how to be a good person and treat everything with respect.
Many traditions were connected to the __________.
Many traditions were connected to the surrounding environment.
What was another thing that was an important part of many tribes’ culture that agriculture celebrations took on religious significance?
Farming
Which material was NOT used to weave baskets?
A. Bison hair
B. Birch bark
C. Oak wood
D. Pine needles
A. Bison hair
What is a common story among North Carolina Natives?
The tale of the Three Sisters
What were often parts of important stories?
Animals
Birds
The environment
The materials they needed to make shelter, food, clothing, and tools had to be __________, __________, or __________ from what was in the environment.
The materials they needed to make shelter, food, clothing, and tools had to be grown, caught, or made by hand from what was in the environment.
What ceremony was celebrated by most tribes in what is now the southeastern US?
The Green Corn Ceremony (or a similar ceremony)
What did the Green Corn Ceremony Celebrate?
A. The spring corn harvest
B. The first ears of corn to ripen
C. The return of the caribou herds
D. All of the babies born over the winter
B. The first ears of corn to ripen
What are the seeds of the Three Sisters?
Corn
Beans
Squash
What did stories strengthen the American Indians’ bond with?
Pine needle art was common in making __________.
Pine needle art was common in making mats, bowls, trays or baskets.
The Green Corn Ceremony was a time for ________________ and _______________.
The Green Corn Ceremony was a time for purification and renewal.
What is oral tradition?
A. Keeping detailed journals
B. Taking good care of teeth
C. Weaving historical tapestries
D. Sharing lessons through stories
D. Sharing lessons through stories
Stories carried knowledge and helped __________ and __________ of the people to survive.
Stories carried knowledge and helped traditions and culture of the people to survive.
What was the process in preparing pine needles for basket weaving?
Artists would boil and dry pine needles, then coil them together in tight spirals.
Tribes would light ________________, ________________, and ________________ to celebrate a new beginning.
Tribes would light sacred fires, play games, and dance to celebrate a new beginning.
Why did tribes establish oral tradition?
A. They wanted to preserve written records
B. Weaving was an important skill
C. They did not have the alphabet
D. They wanted to avoid toothaches and disease
C. They did not have the alphabet
Traditional basket weaving also used what other materials?
Plants such as rivercane and the bark of hickory, poplar, and birch trees.
Artists could even make baskets from thin, pliable pieces of white oak wood.
Which plant is NOT one of the Three Sisters?
A. Beans
B. Corn
C. Potatoes
D. Squash
C. Potatoes