Villages
Clans
Who was the sixth nation to join the Iroquois?
Tuscarora
What are the Three Sisters?
Corn, beans, and squash
What was each clan named after?
Land, water, and air animals
The study of the past.
History
Who was the head of each nation?
The chief
Who worked alongside each other to join the nations together?
The Peacemaker and Hiawatha
Name a job that men and women had to be responsible for (one for each).
Men: hunting, building, fishing, making tools, etc.
Women: farming, gathering, cooking, clothing, etc.
Name two responsibilities a clan mother had.
-Feeding everyone
-Making major decisions
-Choosing a chief
An object that was left behind by a person of the past.
An artifact
A way to identify which nation someone belonged to.
Feathers on their headdresses
This person created war and violence between the nations.
Tadodaho
What is another way Iroquois people communicated besides talking or writing?
Wampum belts
What is the Iroquois Constitution called?
The Great Law of Peace
What is the term for beliefs and a way of life shared by a group of people?
Culture
Which region of the United States did the Iroquois settle in?
Northeastern Region, specifically NYS
List the original Five Nations from left to right.
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk
Sky Woman-She was the creator of Earth for the Iroquois people
What was the purpose of the Iroquois Constitution?
Another name for Iroquois is Haudenosaunee.
What does Haudenosaunee mean?
People of the longhouse
List five characteristics of a longhouse.
-Fireplaces down the aisle
-No rooms
-Benches to sleep, store food on, and work
-Made of bark and wood
-2 doors, no windows
-Smoke holes on the roof
Why did Tuscarora join the Iroquois Nations?
The British pushed them off their land in North Carolina.
The Iroquois people used natural resources to survive. Explain three different ways they did this.
Water: fishing, transportation, cleaning
Wood: fires, longhouses, tools, canoes
Animals: clothing and food
What is the name of the Iroquois government?
The Iroquois Confederacy
Primary and secondary sources help us study history. List three examples of each source.
Primary: speeches, pictures, diaries, etc.
Secondary: textbooks, biographies, websites, etc.