Algonquin
Iroquois
Plains
Vocabulary
Challenge
100

Where did the Algonquin find materials to build their wigwams?

In their environment

100

The name of the Iroquois shelter 

Longhouse

100

What was the most important resource of the Plains Native Americans?

The Buffalo

100

A person's surroundings, such as the nature and climate

Environment

100

This piece of headwear made of eagle feathers was important to the NA of the Plains

A Headdress

200

Name a duty Algonquin children had

1. Plant crops in spring

2. Harvest crops in fall

3. Scared away birds eating crops

200

What crops made up "The Three Sisters"? 

Corn, Beans, and Squash

200

What part of the buffalo was used to make spoons and other utensils? 

Its horns

200

This is the way of life shared by a group of people.

Culture

200

How did "The Three Sisters" get their name?

They were planted in the same hole and grew like a family. 

300

This large sled was used by the Algonquin in the winter.

Toboggan 

300

Name one of the 4 ways in which oral storytelling was passed down in the Iroquois

Songs, Dances, Chants, and Poems

300

What two nature "ingredients" were needed to make beef jerky?

Sun and Wind to dry out the meat

300

This is to move from one place to another

Migration

300

Why did each NA group develop different cultures?

Because they lived in different environments/They were shaped by their environment.

400

What did the Algonquin use for medicine? 

The healing power of plants

400

This haircut originated (came from) the Iroquois

The Mohawk

400

The journey 14 year old boys would take going from boyhood to manhood. 

Vision Quest

400

This organization was created to encourage cooperation and discussion between tribes

The League of the Iroquois 

400

The Algonquin and Iroquois had cultures that were similar in some ways because why?

They both lived in New York

500

This was the name of the Algonquin government 

The Tribal Council

500

In the Iroquois, this woman was responsible for guiding the tribe and choosing its leaders

The Clan Mother

500

Tribes were broken up into this, groupings of about 100 people

Bands

500

The practice of growing crops and taming animals is called

Domestication

500

Name any 2 of the 5 tribes in the League of the Iroquois

Cayuga, Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, and Oneida  

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