Geography Terms
What is a landform?
Different land masses that make up the earth's surface.
What are natural resources?
Things that come from nature that people use.
Which group came first, the Paleo people or the Archaic people?
The Paleo people
What does the word Haudenosaunee mean?
People of the longhouse?
What is a Longhouse?
A large home that housed several families.
What is a Glacier?
A slow moving river of ice.
Which crops were known as the "Three Sisters"?
Corn, beans, and squash
Who studies artifacts left behind by early people and uses them to identify different groups?
An Archaeologist
Name 2 responsibilities of Haudenosaunee men?
Hunting animals, building and repairing longhouses, clearing land, or making tools
What materials were used to build longhouses?
Wood, branches, and bark.
What is a Plateau?
Flat and mass that is higher than the ground.
How did early people use animals as natural resources?
They used animals for food, clothing, and materials
What does the word nomadic mean?
Move from place to place
Which nation joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy last?
Tuscarora
What was the purpose of the openings in the roof of a longhouse?
To let smoke from the fires escape
What do you call a body of water that has salt and is partly enclosed by land?
Bay
Name three natural resources that early people depended on to survive.
Water, soil, animals, fruits, berries, nuts or wood
What is the name of the oldest archaeological site in New York where artifacts have been found?
The Dutchess Quarry Caves
Why were women important leaders in the Haudenosaunee community?
They helped make important decisions, chose male leaders, and planted/ picked crops.
Why were longhouses built so large?
So several families could live together
What do you call a piece of land completely surrounded by water?
An island.
Why was it important for early people to understand and use the natural resources around them?
They depended on nature to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, and tools to survive.
Name one job that Iroquois boys did and one job that Iroquois girls did.
Boys: Learned to use bow and arrows, built traps for animals, helped the men build long houses
Girls : Learned to cook, made pottery, made clothing and helped get water for cooking and cleaning.
Why did the Iroquois start the confederacy?
Peace, to bring the nations together. Working together as a team.
How did living together in a longhouse help the Haudenosaunee families?
They provided shelter for several families and allowed people to live together, helped each other prepare meals, caring for children, or helping maintain the longhouse.