Culture
How did Eastern Woodland Indians trade goods? (Page 6)
Bartering
Why was trading important? (page 7)
For creating peace between tribes
What items were made out of carved stone that were traded or bartered? (page 7)
Pipes or pendants for food or luxury items
Who cleared the land so that it could be planted with crops? (page 4)
men
What were cooking pots made from? (Page 9)
Clay or tree bark
What did Iroquois Indians live in? (page 8)
How could American Indians travel far in their canoes? (page 2)
The rivers and lakes let them
What necessities were important trade items? (page 7)
Necessities such as food and animal skins
What did men hunt in the woods? (page 4)
deer and other game
What were hoes for gardening made from? (page 8)
Winter time was a time for ________ _______ and ________ _______. (page 5)
telling stories and playing games
Eastern Woodland Indians fell into two main groups according to __________. (page 3)
the language they spoke
What luxury items were valued as trade goods? (page 7)
beads and copper nuggets
What did Eastern woodland Indians do at the rivers besides go canoeing? (page 4)
they fished in the rivers
What were sewing needles for clothing and for fishing made out of? (page 8 and 9)
small bones of birds
In the Iroquois Myth, the sky woman walked. What was the result of this? (page 10)
the tiny Earth grew bigger.
What did men and women do together for work? (page 4)
harvesting, maple sugaring, and building canoes
What trade items were carved from shells? (page 7)
beads, called wampum
Who planted and tended the gardens in plots of land near the village? (page 4)
Women and children
What were pouches to carry and store items made from? (page 9)
animal skins
When would the whole village move to a new location? (page 4)
when the soil would be worn out.
During winter time, men made ______ and _______, while women ______ and made ____________ and ____. (page 5)
Men made tools and utensils, while women sewed and made snowshoes and pots.
How did Eastern Woodland Indians trade with far off villages? (page 6)
By bartering - in the exchange of one kind of goods for another
What did women and children gather in the forest? (page 2 and 4)
They gathered nuts, berries, and other wild foods
What did men use to make bows and arrows? (page 2)
wood from the trees