TCI U2 Read & Do: Lakota History Quiz

What did the Lakotas use to record their history before they started writing?

• Stories

• Drawings

• Letters

• Books

What natural event did the Lakotas observe in November 1833?

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Meteor shower

• Solar eclipse

How did the Lakotas record the meteor shower event?

• By writing it down

• By making a pictograph

• By taking photographs

• By telling stories

What did the Lakotas call the year 1833?

• Year of the Buffalo Hunt

• Year of the War Dance

• Year of the Stars Fell

• Year of the Heavy Snowfall

What did the Lakotas use the first snowfall of winter to mark?

• The end of the year

• The start of each year

• The arrival of spring

• The beginning of summer

What are Lakota records made with pictographs called?

• Winter counts

• Summer records

• Rainfall charts

• Forest logs

What do many Lakota pictographs show?

• Famous people

• Historical battles

• Effects of climate and geography

• Religious ceremonies

What are primary sources?

• Records created by people who were not there

• Records created by historians

• Records created by the Lakotas

• Records created by scientists

Who painted a winter count that spans over 70 years of Lakota history?

• Lone Dog

• Cheyenne tribe

• The keeper

• A Lakota historian

What did the Lakotas use to repaint the winter counts when the hides wore out?

• Animal hides

• Cloth or paper

• Wood and water

• Video and the Internet