Wampum
What is wampum according to the textbook?
Polished seashells hung on strings or woven into belts.
The Iroquois lived mostly in what state?
New York
What is a clan?
a large extended family
The longhouse in the picture has how many doors?
Two, one facing east and one facing west.
What were clans named after?
Animals
The book says wampum might be given as a gift to honor a ___________.
marriage
What does Haudenosaunee mean?
the people of the longhouse
How were all the members of a clan related to one another?
Through their Clan Mother
How many smoke holes are in the roof of the longhouse in the picture?
Five
Did people have to marry someone from the same clan as themself?
No, they were forbidden from marrying someone from the same clan.
The book says wampum might be given to comfort someone after...
the death of a loved one
What do the Iroquois call themselves?
Haudenosaunee
Each clan in a village had its own, that they lived in.
longhouse
What is the title of the map?
Iroquois Confederacy, c.1600
The hide of this animal was used to make skirts and moccasins, a form of shoes.
deer
The books says some wampum was created to symbolize....
an important event
In 1722 the Five Nations of the Iroquois were joined by this sixth tribe
The Tuscarora
What material were the longhouses made out of?
wood from the forest
What was the westernmost tribe among the Five Nations, circa 1600?
The Seneca
Many Iroquois festivals were focused on this plant
corn
peaceful talks
What were the Five Nations that made up the original Iroquois Confederacy?
the Seneca, the Cayuga, the Onondaga, the Oneida and the Mohawk
What do the Iroquois use longhouses for now?
traditional ceremonies
What was the easternmost tribe among the Five Nations, circa 1600?
the Mohawk
The Iroquois were a very spiritual people who believed in this, which they believed is the creator of all.
The Great Spirit