Lifestyle Of The Sioux Flashcards

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What was the role of the women?

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Responsible for the tipi, preparing food and fetching water, making clothing

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What were the men’s roles?

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Hunting, looked after horses, and protected land

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What was meant by polygamy?

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Allowed most men to have more than one wife, as there were more women than men

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Who did children learn their skills from?

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Parents and other relatives

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What were they brought up to know?

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That they had distinct roles

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What did the girls do?

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Look after the tipi

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What did the boys do?

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Learnt how to hunt

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What did they both learn to do?

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Ride horses

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Who did the old people look after?

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The children

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What happened when they became too old?

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They were left behind to starve to death

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What strict system was enforced?

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Strict system of law and order was enforced as everyone had to get on

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What was the main method of punishment?

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Humiliation

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Why did they become chiefs?

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Because of their wisdom, spiritual power and their skills as hunters and warriors

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What were all of the men of the band part of?

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A warrior society

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What where the warrior societies responsible for?

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Supervising hunting and travelling and protecting the village from attack

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