The Daily Life of the Cherokee

What happens at a Cherokee stomp dance? (Select all correct responses.)

• Singers Sing

• Rattles Shake

• Dancers Stomp

• Dancers shuffle as they circle the sacred fire.

Why have The Cherokee been holding

dances for many years? (Select all the correct answers.)

• The stomp dance began as part of the Green Corn Festival

• It is

  a celebration of the past.

• It is also a

  celebration of the future.

• It is fun.

The Cherokee lived in a rugged land. What is a synonym for the word rugged?

• plain

• rough

• soft

• gentle

It was a land of swift rivers and steep mountain peaks. What does the word steep mean?

• gradual

• gentle

• hilly

• cliff-like

It was a land of swift rivers and steep mountain peaks. What does the word peaks mean?

• valley

• gentle

• top

• plain

As the morning mist rose, they went out to their fields. What does the word mist mean?

• Tiny water droplets in the air that make things look a bit blurry or hazy, especially on a cool, damp morning.

• desert

• They planted corn, beans, and squash.

• Women also prepared food and cooked meals.

They examined each plant carefully. What is another word for examined? (Select all correct abswers.)

• studied

• looked at

• evaluated

• inspected

They pleaded for good weather so their crops would grow. What is a synonym for pleaded? (select all correct answers)

• directed

• ordered

• begged

• asked

Today, there are more than 300,000 Cherokee living in the United States. What do they do? (Select all correct answers.)

• But the largest Cherokee group now lives in Oklahoma.

• They
  still hunt and farm.

• But they are also doctors, teachers, truck drivers, and many other things.

• Today, the dance is a fun gathering.

The stomp dance ends with everyone pausing in a circle. What is the opposite of the word pausing?

• dance

• stop

• continue

• purple