The first Native People who lived in Massachusetts
The Wampanoags
100
What is the name of the dome-shaped house that the Wampanoags lived in during the spring and summer months?
Wetu (or wigwam)
100
What material did the Wampanoags make most of their clothing out of?
Animal skin/fur
100
Wampanoags believed a Great Sprit gave an important instruction to all living things. What was this instruction?
Protect the land
100
What did the Native People call the leader of their tribe?
Sachem
200
A community of Native people who share the same way of life.
Tribe
200
What is the name of the home Wampanoags lived in during the cold winter months. (Hint:It was big enough so the entire extended family could live together)
A longhouse
200
What did they use for needle and thread?
Bones for needles and tendons/sinew for thread
200
After an animal has been hunted down, what do the Wampanoag believe is the next appropriate thing to do?
Give thanks to the animal's spirit to show respect for all living things
200
What was the sachem's job?
To keep peace in the community
300
What does the name "Wampanoag" mean?
People of the First Light (or People of the Dawn)
300
List three ways Wampanoag got their food:
Fishing, Hunting (or trapping), Gathering (or digging for clams)
300
Name one article of clothing the Wampanoags would wear in the winter
Moccasins
300
How did the Wampanoag pray?
Through song and dance
300
Who was the leader of the Wampanoags in the early 1600s?
Massasoit
400
Name two present-day places in Massachusetts where Wampanoags lived in the 1600s and still live today.
Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod
400
Name three chores that the men and young boys did:
Making tools, Wetu-building, Hunting (Also acceptable: fishing, mishoon-making)
400
Name three tools men used to make their jobs easier.
Bows, arrows, animal traps, spears, canoes,
400
Wampanoag children did not attend a school like present-day children. How did Wampanoag children get their education?
They learned survival skills from parents and elders. Boys learned about the forest and rivers from their fathers. Girls learned about plants, sewing and child care from their mothers.
400
Was the sachem a man or a woman?
The sachem could be either a man or a woman
500
What does the word Native mean?
Originally from a certain area
500
Name three chores that the women and girls did:
Sewing, planting, harvesting, child care, weaving baskets, making clay pots
500
Name two tools women used to make their jobs easier.
Clay pots, baskets,
500
Name an activity or game that a Wampanoag child might do for fun.