Iroquois Confederacy
What is a wampum belt made out of?
String, beads, shells
What were clans named after?
Name two types of houses Native American tribes in NY lived in.
Longhouses
Wigwam
True or false: all food that was hunted and gathered was eaten right away. Explain
False: Some was dried and saved
The first people came to New York by
Crossing a land bridge
Why was the Iroquois Confederacy/league of 5 nations formed?
-Make the Iroquois tribe stronger
-Defend land from attacks
Give two examples of clan names
wolf, turtle, bear, eagle
Which group of Native Americans typically lived in a longhouse, and which group typically lived in a wigwam?
Longhouse: Iroquois
Wigwam: Algonquian
How did men contribute to farming?
Cleared the fields
Native American villages were located near
waterways and forests
was the Iroquois confederacy successful? How do you know?
Yes-one of the most powerful nations formed
Where do men move after they are married?
To the longhouse of their wife
Describe a long house with at least 3 details
multiple families, 2 openings, several fires, made of birch bark, wood, tree branches, holes in the roof for smoke, eating, and storage areas.
Farming was done by whom?
Women
Where in NY did the Iroquois live? And Algonquians?
I: Adirondacks, western NY
A: Hudson river valley, Mohawk River Valley, Long Island
What is a confederacy?
A group of individuals operating for a common cause.
Define clan
Group of Native Americans with a common ancestor named after animals.
Describe a wigwam using at least 4 details
igloo shaped, single opening, hole in the roof, 1 fire, wood, made of birch bark, tree branches
How do you know that Native Americans respected nature from their beliefs about hunting?
Used whole animals, clans named after animal hunted
The leader of the Algonquian clan was called the
Sachem
Name one of the founders of the league of nations
Hiawatha
Deganawida
Who was the leader of a clan, and how was it decided who this person would be?
Oldest most respected woman
Define reservation
Land given to Native American tribes by the US goverment
The three sisters are
Corn, beans, and squash
What are two ways that Native Americans used natural resources to survive
Tools: bones, stones, wood
Food
Water
Shelter