Southeast Nations Vocabulary

What is a ritual?

• A group of families claiming a common ancestor

• An act or series of actions done in the same way in a certain situation

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Plant materials laid over each other

What does the term "confederacy" refer to?

• A ceremonial fasting time

• A group of people, organizations, or countries that join together for a common cause

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Beyond the world and laws of nature

What is a palisade?

• A group of families claiming a common ancestor

• A ceremonial fasting time

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Plant materials laid over each other

What is a clan?

• A group of families claiming a common ancestor

• A ceremonial fasting time

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Beyond the world and laws of nature

What does "civil" mean?

• Related to the government, not religious or military organizations

• A ceremonial fasting time

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Plant materials laid over each other

What is thatch?

• A group of families claiming a common ancestor

• Plant materials, such as straw, laid over each other

• A ceremonial fasting time

• Beyond the world and laws of nature

What does it mean to harvest?

• To gather crops at the end of the growing season

• A ceremonial fasting time

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Beyond the world and laws of nature

What does "supernatural" mean?

• A group of families claiming a common ancestor

• Beyond the world and laws of nature that can be seen or observed

• A ceremonial fasting time

• Plant materials laid over each other

What is a busk?

• A group of families claiming a common ancestor

• A ceremonial fasting time

• A fence made of sharpened wooden posts

• Beyond the world and laws of nature

Many groups conduct a ______ to honor an important event in a person's life.

• palisade

• ritual

• busk

• confederacy