Iroquois Confederacy
What language was spoken at the Grand Council and at large Iroquois festivals?
Mohwak
What country was Christopher Columbus born in?
Italy
The Old World was made of these three continents: Europe, Asia, and ______.
Africa
The Iroquois lived in these houses that were called _______. [Hint- They were about 180 feet long!]
Longhouses
If a woman is the head of their family or tribe, they can be called the _________.
Matriarch
The Iroquois Confederacy joined together to become a unified power under what is called the "Great Law of _______."
Peace
What year did Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
1492
What animal greatly benefitted the Native Americans and enabled them to travel faster and farther?
Horses
What were the political leaders called in the Iroquois Confederacy?
Chiefs
Iroquois people wore a ________, which is a feathered cap with a different insignia for a tribe.
Gustoweh
The Iroquois Tribes are original residents of what is the modern-day state of __________.
New York
What continent was Christopher Columbus trying to get to when he first set sail?
Asia
The New World was made up of North America and _____ ______.
South America
Were MEN or WOMEN the main keepers of the Iroquois culture? This group defined the social, political, and spiritual rules.
Women
____ crops were crops produced for high value. There were many in the Americas!
Cash
The Iroquois farmed three main crops (AKA: The Three Sisters). They farmed ......
Corn, beans, and squash
Isabella
These were the two most important crops from the New World:
Corn and potatoes
The Iroquois people used _____ to travel through rivers and lakes.
Canoes
This is the name for the person on the boat who stayed at the crows nest. They looked out for pirates, storms, and land.
Watcher
The name of the 6th tribe to join the Iroquois Confederacy is ________. [Hint- They joined in 1772.]
Tuscarora
The three ships that Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean were named.....
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Who was the "Columbian Exchange" named after?
Christopher Columbus
The two most important instruments in Iroquois culture were ______ and _______.
Drums and flutes
_____ were the currency of the Iroquois. [Hint- They were often made out of white and purple beads.]
Wampums