Hunters
beads used for jewelry or money
wampum
to trade without using money
barter
Native American term for corn
maize
hard stone good for making tools or weapons
flint
According to Iroquois myth, what caused the Earth to grow bigger?
a sky woman walking
Why did Eastern Woodland Native Americans move their villages every few years?
To find fertile soil
another word for a canoe
dugout
name for an elder with spiritual connections
shaman/medicine man
How are Eastern Woodland Native Americans divided into to main groups?
by the language they spoke
deerskin clothing item worn by Eastern Woodland Native American men
breechcloth
_________ were used to make pouches.
animal skins
a group of tribes uniting for the good of all
confederacy
What is the Algonquian word for house?
wigwam
Sewing needles were made from these
bird bones
Which group hunted whales, wore deerskin, and built wigwams?
Algonquians
What Native American group settled directly to the west of the Eastern Woodland Native Americans?
Plains Indians
What term refers to Native Americans that moved often?
nomadic
Which Native American group built a palisade around their village?
Iroquois
What was the ruling body of the Iroquois League called?
The Grand Council
What animal was considered to be the most important?
deer
What did the Iroquois refer to themselves as? It means "people building a longhouse."
Haudenosaunee
Out of the following nations, which one was the last to join the Iroquois League - Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, or the Onondaga?
Tuscarora
The Iroquois League's system of government was so successful that the framers of the _____________ were inspired by it.
US Constitution
Native Americans are believed to have come to North America from which continent?
Asia
The Eastern Woodland Native Americans lived from the ____________ to the ___________ (N to S) and from the ___________ to the ____________ (E to W) .
Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River