| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What food did the Cheyenne eat the most | Buffalo |
| Tipis | cone shaped tents that were put up and taken down quickly while hunting buffalo |
| Natural resource | anything found in nature that helps people live |
| Why was farming difficult | It was hard to dig into the dry early to plant seeds if it didnt rain enough |
| Things made from buffalo | tipi walls, sleds,moccasins, dresses, capes, shirts |
| Why was hunting difficult | Because they carried everything they owned and took their families with them |
| What made life easier for the Cheyenne | When they got horses from the Spanish and could keep up with the buffalo herd |
| Types of natural resources | trees, soil, water and buffalo |
| myth | creation stories |
| Medicine dance | to ask for rain to make the plants grow, make buffalo return and to continue the cycle of life |
| Medicine ceremony | speech told, tree cut down, tree decorated, tipis placed in circle, eight days ended with feasting and dancing |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
| Tree | symbol of the way life changes and begins again |
| What tree used for the ceremony | Cottonwood tree |
| Cycle of life | Cheyenne believed every around then was a part of life |
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