Native Americans of New Jersey - Week 22 Review

Lenape is part of the_________ language family.

• Algonquian
• Arawakan

• Caddoan

• Iroquoian

In one of the creation stories of the Lenape people, the first ancestors came from what?

• A. sea creatures

• B. the back of a turkey

• C. sprouts from tree roots

• D. seeds floating in the air

Select all that apply: Which foods did Lenape women grow?

• A. wheat

• B. corn

• C. beans

• D. potatoes

The Lenape believe that most animals, plants, and some objects were what?

• A. manētu

• B. matrilineal

• C. wind

• D. direction

The number 12 was a sacred number to the Lenape because:

• the turtle from the creation story had 12 plates on its shell.

• the Big House Ceremony lasts 12 days.

• it was the number of their tribes.

• it was the number of their gods.

Where do the Lenape people live today?

• Alabama

• New Jersey

• Virgina

• Oklahoma

What did the Lenape people use to make the ball to play pahsahëman?

• pig bladders

• rubber

• deerskin

• cloth