Native American Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of myth?

• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

• A sacred text

• A traditional dance

• A type of animal or plant

What does the term 'divine' mean?

• Devoted to God; sacred

• A type of ancient civilization

• A person who studies anthropology

• A stock or supply of resources

What is an ancestor?

• An early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved

• A person's social background or ancestry

• A religious or solemn ceremony

• A god or goddess

What is the meaning of the term 'origin'?

• A person's social background or ancestry

• A widely held but false belief or idea

• A stock or supply of resources

• A person who studies anthropology

What is an anthropologist?

• A person who studies anthropology or ancient civilizations and things from the past

• A leader of a clan

• A member of an ancient North American people

• A chamber built for religious rites

What are resources?

• A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively

• A widely held but false belief or idea

• A person who does not stay long in the same place

• A religious or solemn ceremony

What is a tribe?

• a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.

• A blood relationship or family

• A member of an ancient North American people

• A ceremonial feast at which possessions are given away or destroyed

What does kinship mean?

• A blood relationship or family

• A person who studies anthropology or ancient civilizations and things from the past

• A widely held but false belief or idea

• A god or goddess

What are rituals?

• A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order

• A person who does not stay long in the same place

• Multistoried adobe houses built by the Pueblo people

• A leader of a clan

What is a deity?

• A god or goddess

• A member of a former confederacy of six North American peoples

• A ceremonial feast at which possessions are given away or destroyed

• A chamber built for religious rites