Relationship to the Land
Describe how Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands used the land to build homes and tools.
They used animals and nature to build structures and tools.
Which of the following is true about the roles of women and men in Eastern Woodland Native American families?
Women and men had equal power, but different jobs.
Who was known as the Peacemaker
Deganawida
Why was trade important to Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands?
Tribes traded with each other and European Settlers to get items they needed.
How did Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands use the land to get food?
They hunted and farmed
How did families live in the Eastern Woodlands?
Who developed rules for the Iroquois to follow and guidelines for living together in peace?
Deganawida and Hiawatha
What was a common trade between Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands and Europeans?
beaver pelts and firearms
One important thing that all the tribes in the Eastern woodlands had in common
forests
Who owned the longhouses
The women's families
What were the rules for the Iroquois to follow called?
The Great Laws
What is wampum?
beaded artwork traded among tribes and later used like money
What is an important source of food and clothing for the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands?
animals
In the Iroquois tribe who were the farmers?
Iroquois women
How did the Five Nations come to be?
Eastern woodland tribes were fighting, so two leaders worked together to unite the tribes.
What was one valuable thing that the Iroquois did not get from the forest?
Wampum. They were small polished beads made from shells.
What was made and used for travel
Canoe
Who in the Iroquois family began early to learn the weapons of war?
Iroquois boys
How were chiefs chosen to represent the tribe in the Grand Council?
Clan mothers chose male chiefs