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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Cherokee Nation Online Scavenger Hunt



1. What was the most important food that the Cherokee people ate?

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           Turkey                               Corn                          Bison                 

2. Who was responsible for planting the fruits and vegetables (agriculture)?
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           Women                              Men                         Children

3. What material was used to make Cherokee people's clothing?
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           Bearskin                         Deerskin                        Cloth

4. What natural resource was used to make Cherokee winter round homes?
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           Deerskin                          Stone                           Wood

5.  What is a clan?
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    A type of money               A group of animals          A family of related people

6.  Why did the Cherokee people hunt?
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    For trading furs                       For sport                  For feeding their families

7. What was the most important building in each Cherokee village?
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      Sweathouse                     Summer house                     Council house
 
8. In the Cherokee nation, who ruled in the homes?
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          Men                                Women                                Children

9. Why did the Cherokee people make rattles?
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      For babies                     For protection               For scaring away evil spirits

10.  Which of these tools was NOT used by the Cherokee people?
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        Spears                             Swords                              Blowguns

11.  Which president supported the "Indian Removal Act" that was passed in 1830?
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   Thomas Jefferson               Abraham Lincoln                 Andrew Jackson

12.  Which of these were NOT some of the Cherokee people's battle techniques?
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        Hit and run                     War parties                   Surrounding the enemy

 13.  How many Cherokee people died on the "Trail of Tears?"
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           1,000                                4,000                               8,000

14.  What of these things did the Cherokee NOT do doing the Booger Ceremony?
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    Make fun of each other     Dance around in masks        Laugh at Bogart          

15.  In the story "How the Milky Way Came to Be," how did the Cherokee legend explain the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy (stars)?
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 White paint in the sky          Diamonds in the sky       Cornmeal from a dog's mouth
       

Now, try to GUESS THE WORD for these wild plants before the turtle hides in his shell! Go HERE!



     

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