Native American Culture
Review from last class (plus a little more info):
It is believed that the first people came to North America from ___________. They walked over a land
____________ over the __________________________, probably following their ________________. People who follow
their food are called: hunters/gathers or __________________.
As these people spread out along the continent, they adapted _________________ to their __________________.
About 15,000 years ago, they made their way to Virginia and settled in a site archaeologists call
______________________.
These nomads learned to plant ______________(corn), which provided a reliable source of food. The
population increased and people settled in __________________________________________.
Religion:
1. ___________ were everywhere and were painted/carved on everyday items.
2. Most tribes believed in a _________________ god to whom all ____________ gods had to obey (earth,
_________, sky, ____________)
3. The ________________ gods (plants, animals) were closets to man and were spiritual helpers.
4. _________________ was a religious leader who would pray and fast, waiting for a guardian spirit to
speak to him. He would make potions to cure disease.
5. The number _____ was sacred.
6. Sacred place - _________________
7. Sacred objects – ___________ bundle, dried ____________________________, rattlesnake rattle
8. ____________ - special _____________ were given for personal achievement.
Illness believed it was caused by:
1. Foreign object in the body
2. _______ spirit in the body – force it out by _____________, polite request, or making the body a horrible
place to live (_______________, bad tasting medicine).
3. Loss of the _____________ (lure the ___________ back in with herbs to make the body a ______ place to live
4. _______________________, bad deeds, or _______________ the gods.
5. Babies were kept ______________ or hidden at birth from _____________ which might steal the babies
away.
6. Used over 60 herbs to cure diseases but did not know white man’s diseases (__________________,
_______________) so many died.
Arts
1. _______________ are important because they could protect you.
a. Paint animals on your ___________, ______________________, ______________
b. The right to wear an animal’s symbol was given through a ____________ or by _________________.
Conflicts
1. Europeans value ______________ the land, but to Native Americans, the land belongs to the
_____________________. When Native Americans sold the land they were selling the right to _____ the
last temporarily. This cause misunderstanding and _______________.
Contributions
1. Words: tobacco, _________________, ____________________, toboggan
2. Sports: _________________
3. Food: _______ of our diet: _______________,________________, squash, ________________, _____________, peanuts
Native American Culture
Review from last class (plus a little more info):
It is believed that the first people came to North America from ___________. They walked over a land
____________ over the __________________________, probably following their ________________. People who follow
their food are called: hunters/gathers or __________________.
As these people spread out along the continent, they adapted _________________ to their __________________.
About 15,000 years ago, they made their way to Virginia and settled in a site archaeologists call
______________________.
These nomads learned to plant ______________(corn), which provided a reliable source of food. The
population increased and people settled in __________________________________________.
Religion:
9. ___________ were everywhere and were painted/carved on everyday items.
10. Most tribes believed in a _________________ god to whom all ____________ gods had to obey (earth,
_________, sky, ____________)
11. The ________________ gods (plants, animals) were closets to man and were spiritual helpers.
12. _________________ was a religious leader who would pray and fast, waiting for a guardian spirit to
speak to him. He would make potions to cure disease.
13. The number _____ was sacred.
14. Sacred place - _________________
15. Sacred objects – ___________ bundle, dried ____________________________, rattlesnake rattle
16. ____________ - special _____________ were given for personal achievement.
Illness believed it was caused by:
7. Foreign object in the body
8. _______ spirit in the body – force it out by _____________, polite request, or making the body a horrible
place to live (_______________, bad tasting medicine).
9. Loss of the _____________ (lure the ___________ back in with herbs to make the body a ______ place to live
10. _______________________, bad deeds, or _______________ the gods.
11. Babies were kept ______________ or hidden at birth from _____________ which might steal the babies
away.
12. Used over 60 herbs to cure diseases but did not know white man’s diseases (__________________,
_______________) so many died.
Arts
2. _______________ are important because they could protect you.
a. Paint animals on your ___________, ______________________, ______________
b. The right to wear an animal’s symbol was given through a ____________ or by _________________.
Conflicts
2. Europeans value ______________ the land, but to Native Americans, the land belongs to the
_____________________. When Native Americans sold the land they were selling the right to _____ the
last temporarily. This cause misunderstanding and _______________.
Contributions
4. Words: tobacco, _________________, ____________________, toboggan
5. Sports: _________________
6. Food: _______ of our diet: _______________,________________, squash, ________________, _____________, peanuts