Studies Weekly: Week 22 Lenape Tribe

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. 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?

• sea creatures

• the back of a turkey

• sprouts from tree roots

• seeds floating in the air

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

• wheat

• corn

• beans

• potatoes

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

• manëtu

• matrilineal

• wind

• direction

Why was the number 12 a sacred number to the Lenape?

• It represented the number of plates on the turtle's shell.

• It was the number of tribes in their confederation.

• It was the number of animals in their totem.

• It symbolized the number of stars in their creation story.

Choose all that apply: Lenape women were responsible for:

• Making maple syrup

• growing corn, beans, and squash

• fishing in the Delaware

• picking berries and nuts

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

• pig bladders

• rubber

• deerskin

• cloth