First Inhabitants of America
What is "wild game"?
animals that were hunted
What did the Iroquoians do with animal fur?
it was used for clothing or to make useful objects, like boats
Is a Christmas tree a deciduous tree or coniferous tree?
coniferous
How many people could live in a longhouse?
25-60
What are two animals that were Iroquoian totems?
the fox and the turtle
When did the Iroquoians begin to farm?
around the year 1500
What did the Iroquians use animals for?
food, clothing, to decorate clothing
What type of tree is a pine?
coniferous
Why were villages always build near a lake or river?
because they used the water for drinking, cooking, watering their crops, fishing and travelling
What is the name of the biggest social structure of the Iroquoians?
nation
What is the Beringia land bridge?
the bridge where the first inhabitants crossed
Name 2 kinds of fish the Iroquoians would have eaten.
freshawater fish: bass, pike, walleye, trout
salt water fish: eel, smelt, salmon, sturgeon
Name one of the Iroquian Nations that lived in the St. Lawrance Valley and the Great Lakes Region.
Huron-Wendat
Iroquois
St. Lawrance Iroquois
What were Longhouses made of?
wood
Which direction points to the right on a compass rose?
East
What would the first inhabitrants have used leaves and roots of certain plants in the region for?
to treat diseases
Name 3 things that the Iroquoians would have used rivers and lakes for.
moving around, drinking, fishing, cooking, cleaning
Which territory was the furthest East?
St. Lawrance Iroquoians
What surrounded Iroquoian villages, outside the palisades?
gardens and fields where the Iroqioians grew crops.
Which landscape would the first inhabitants have seen during their crossing to America?
glacial (snowy/icy)
How did the first inhabitants of America get there?
they walked accross the Beringia land bridge
What are three uses for wild game, plants and berries?
food, medicine, clothing
How many Nations were the St. Lawrance Valley and Great Lakes region divided into?
25
Why did Iroquoians have to move and build a new village every 10-15 years?
because the soil and fields became less fertile and wood became more difficult to find
How long ago did the ancestors of Indigenous people cross the Beringia land bridge?
30 000 years ago