Iroquois
The great Iroquois trail which ran from east to west (roughly between what are now Albany and Buffalo in New York State) was the spine of the Iroquois trail system. Why?
Communication
Racing
Hunting
Which can be considered a valid artifact of native american history to study?
A secondary source textbook on Native Americans
A preserved skeleton of a Native American
A knife made out of stone by a Native American
True or False: Culture , Society and Pattern does not go to the next generation through forms of communication.
False
What did the Vikings typically do to newly contacted Native American people? Why can this be detrimental to Native Americans' future trust towards Europeans?
Killed them
Trust relationship with Europeans
How old is Mr. Enoksen?
30
In the Iroquois Creation Story - How was balance built into nature?
a. By the competition between the right handed and left handed twin
b. It existed in the beginning
c. The Great Spirit created this balance
What was the significance of the Woodland Period?
Europeans came across the ocean and made contact with the Indians
Indians had founded numerous large villages
The Mammoth becomes extinct
Definition for: Culture -
A way of life, it is the manners of people, it is custom.
A way of life, nothing else
Languages of people
Where was Eirik the Red’s
family originally thrown out
from?
Norway
Northwest Passage:
The Northwest Passage is the sea lane between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern
coast of North America via waterways through the Arctic of Canada.
______________: Also known as the "People of the Flint"
Seneca
Oneida
Mohawk
By A.D. 1,600 the effects of initial contacts with European explorers, traders and missionaries were being felt, and by A.D. 1,780 wars, diseases and European technology had taken a heavy toll on native culture and populations in New York State. Which historical period is this time classified in?
Woodland Period
Archaic Period
Contact Period
Definition for: The process of transmission
A human object passed down for centuries that is still in durable shape to examine
The change of time throughout centuries from one generation to another
is the process of passing down cultural values, beliefs, and practices from one generation to another.
Technological developments of Europeans
1.
2.
3.
Ship
Magnetic Compass
Maps
Name a Explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage
-John Cabot
- Christopher Colombus
- Vasco da Gama
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Jacques Cartier
- Sir Francis Drake
- Sir Martin Frobisher
- Captain James Cook
- Sir Humphrey Gilbert
- Henry Hudson
According to the Iroquois Creation Story - the center of the universe grew...
a. A large tree
b. A garden that had all the plant life known
c. Plants that provided necessary food
What historical theory did the Kennewick Man prove to be possibly true?
The Northwest Passage allowed Native Americans to travel from Asia into North America
The Beringia Land bring allowed Native Americans to travel from North America to Asia
The Beringia Land bridge allowed Native Americans to travel from Asia into North America
What does the deer antler represent in Iroquois culture?
Authority
Common Theories Europeans had on America:
- The earth was flat
- The North American
Continent didn’t exist
- Asia was on the other side
of the Atlantic Ocean
- Northwest passage above
Canada takes you to Asia
True or False:
The Northwest passage does cut through the continent of North America
False
According to the Iroquois Creation Story - what does the earth rest on?
a. A turtle
b. Air
c. Large sacred whale
The Kennewick Man is known as one of the oldest preserved skeletal systems ever found. What type of historical source is the Kennewick Man?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Artifact
What is the good Message? Also what does it tell you about Iroquois belief in the power of the mind? About the necessity for balance?
Peace and Power
Good and evil balance out
List two things that came from the "Old World"
List two things that came from the "New World"
1.
2.
1.
2.
What sports did Mr. Enoksen play in high school?
-football
-lacrosse
In the Iroquois Creation Story - what does the right and left handed twin represent?
a. Good and evil
List the 6 Iroquois Tribe names (spelling or order does not count)
M
O
On
T
S
C
How often did Iroquois move their villages?
25 years or so
The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian exchange was the exchange of goods and people
between the Old World and the New World during the Age of
Exploration. It is important because it led to increased trade and
food production across the globe. However, it also had a negative
impact with disease and slavery.
Where did Mr. Enoksen grow up?
Long Island