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WorksheetsIndigenous Religions
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
The term "indigenous" usually describes religions that...
Belong Everywhere
Developed into World Religions
Belong to a small clan
Belong in a particular place
Easily transfers to a new area
Once labelled "Primitive", these religions ...
are complex and satisfying for local people
are basic with no spiritual depth
are so old they have no significance now
were only practiced by a small group within the society
Now described as "Primal" because ...
They are really old
It emphasises their connection to the local community
of the intense spiritual experiences described by followers
it's shorter than primitive
The Inuit believe humans and animals have souls ...
so they only eat fish
so they treat hunted animals as respected adversaries
so they worship animals
so they feared animals
The Inuit believe in the goddess Sedna/Takanaluk, the goddess of ...
Underwater mammals
The Sea
Winter
All Life
Shaman were the Spiritual Leaders of tribes, they ...
Interpreted signs and talked to spirits
Directed the actions of the tribe
Healed the sick
Talked to other tribes
The Plains Indians of North America called their Shamans ...
Shamans
Witch Doctors
Medicine Men
Pokemon
The Plains Indians midsummer Sun Dance celebrated ...
The turning of the year
The bounty of the earth
The courage and initiative of hunters
Their tribe surviving another year
How many identities did the divinity of many Plains Indians have?
1
2
3
4
What animal depicted the Trickster identity of Plains Indians divinity?
Mountain Lion
Eagle
Coyote
Rattlesnake
Raccoon
What did the Trickster introduce into the world?
Laughter
Death
Pain
Desolation
Some Plains Indians believed that animals used to be ...
Spirits
Angels
Humans
Pirates
Plains Indians believed time was ...
A flat line
Always changing
A recurring cycle
A mystery
After death Plains Indians believed ...
That people were reincarnated as an animal
Became haunting chosts
That people were reincarnated as a bird
They went to a type of heaven
Followers of Indigenous Religions did not see them as spiritual beliefs, but part of everyday life.
True
False
Indigenous Religions evolved to ...
meet the needs of the tribes they came from
guide interaction with other tribes
make one tribe superior to another
encourage a class divide in the tribe
The Lakota and what other Plains Indian tribe saw divinity as a single force
Hopi
Dakota
Mohawk
Apache
