Important Terms
What is a tribe?
A tribe is a group of people. Tribes can have different beliefs, customs and ways of life depending on where they lived.
The Wompanoag believed that animals should or should not be respected? Did they keep animals as pets?
They believed animals should be respected. They did not keep pets because animals deserve to be free in the wild.
Did the pilgrims arrive in the same way as the Wompanoag people?
No They did not. The Wompanoag people were born on the Continent of North America and the Pilgrims came over on a boat.
When did the pilgrims arrive in Plymouth County?
The pilgrims arrived in 1620.
Where did the Womanpoag people live?
They lived in New England, in what is now called Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
What is a Wigwam or Wetus?
A round shaped home where the Wompanoag lived in the summer.
Did Wompanoag Boys and Girls learn the same things?
What did each learn?
No They did not. Boys learned fighting, fishing, hunting
Girls learned, harvesting/planting crops, sewing and taking care of the younger children.
What was one piece of clothing that the Wompanoag people wore that the Pilgrims did not?
Answers may vary but should include:
animal pelts, furs, moccasins, wampums
What city did the pilgrims land their ship in in 1620?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
What are the "three sisters"?
The three sisters are the three crops that the Wompanoag people planted: Corn, beans, and Squash
How were stories told to Wompnaoag children?
Stories were passed down from older adults to small children.
Did the Wompanoag people use all parts of any animal they hunted?
Yes, they did. They used the parts for food, tools and clothing.
Are Massachusetts and Rhode Island in New England?
Yes
Who were the pilgrims?
The pilgrims were a group of men and women who came over in 1620 from England.
Where did the Wompanoag people live in the winter time?
The Womapnaoag people lived in Long houses in the winter. They were sturdier and could fit 40-50 people of the same family.
Maine, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
What are Wampum?
Wampum are decorative beads that Wompanoag women made. They were used as currency and during important ceremonies.