Staple: noun, a basic item of food
Tradition: noun, a custom or way of life handed down over many years
Government: noun, a system of making and carrying out rules and law
Palisades: noun, a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
People Of the Mountains
1. How large were most Cherokee towns? _______________________________________________
2. What was the important food the Cherokee Farmed? _____________________________________
3. How were the walls of the house made? ______________________________________________
4. In what ways did the Cherokee prepare corn to eat? _____________________________________
Cherokee Ceremonies
1. Why did the Cherokee tell folktales? ________________________________________________
2. Who participated in decision-making at Cherokee council meetings? _______________________
3. The "red" chiefs was the chief when? ________________________________________________
4. The "white" chief was the chief when? _______________________________________________
Source: NC MuseumofHistory