Definition
Define: Lineage
Bloodline
Iroquois built ________________ as their shelter.
Longhouses
The government of the 5 tribes are: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk
True
A ruling council of ______ men ran the Confederacy (League)
A- 30
B-40
C-50
D-60
C-50
What is a pit house?
house made from double stone walls covered with earth
Define: Matriarch
The eldest woman/women who are held in high regard (deep respect)
Confederacy: When people/nations unite together for a ________ __________.
common purpose
The five nations joined together to form "The Iroquois Confederacy"
False: The League
______ men from each nation (tribe) were chosen as sachems to represent their tribe.
A- 5
B-10
C-15
D-20
B-10
What does Eskimo mean?
eater of raw fish
Define: Clan
Family
Iroquois lived in ___________ and ____________ New York.
Upstate and Central
Sachem means ruler
False: Chief
Who chose the sachems?
A- Elder men
B- Elder women
C- Oldest son
D- none of the above
B- Elder women
Name one type of transportation of the Eskimo's.
Kayak, Umiak, Sleds
Define: Matrilineal
Each tribe had ___________ sachems
ten
Haudenosaunee means people of the Longhouse
True
The purpose of joining together and creating the confederacy was to:
A- Create peace among the 5 nations
B- Make them stronger against their enemies
C- Help one another with farming and trading
D- A & B
D- A & B
What type of shelter did Native Americans use?
Tepee
Define: Matriarchal Society
A society where women hold positions of power and importance
___________________ is what the Iroquois people called themselves.
Haudenosaunee
A 6th tribe, Tuscarora, was added 200 years later.
False: 152 years later
Who were the Iroquois enemy?
A- Algonquins
B- Sachems
C- Mohawks
D- all of the above
A- Algonquins
What was the geogrpahic feuature of the Southwest?
Desert