confederacy
what are the 6 nations?
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora
where did the Iroquois live?
what is a longhouse.
how were chiefs selected?
chiefs where selected by doing good stuff like honesty and kindness, and were selected by clan mothers.
what is the grand council?
50 chiefs who represented the nations?
did all nations have an equal voice (T or F)?
true
what is the great law of peace?
the great law of peace was the thing that made all the nations to go to peace.
what did the Iroquois eat?
what is corn bean and squash.
who sat behind the chiefs when there talking?
what, is a clan mother
how many chiefs represented the nations?
50
who could remove chiefs?
clan mother.
how did the Iroquois confederacy begin?
the peacemaker saw the nations in war so he made them throw away the weapons to have peace.
what did the Iroquois wear?
clothing crafted from deer hides and other animal furs
how could a chief loose their position?
A chief could loose their position by doing bad stuff.
what is the third step of the grand council in decision making?
the keepers of the council fire/Onondaga
what is consensus decision making?
when everyone comes to an agreement
what are the 9 clans?
Turtle, Bear, Wolf, Heron, Hawk, Snipe, Beaver, Deer and Eel
what was the role of Iroquois women?
Farmed crops like The Three Sisters, The Three Sisters are Beans, Corn, Squash and were equal to men.
what are chiefs and what are there responsibilities?
they would talk to make decisions in the grand council and intend meetings.
what are the men and women councils?
each clan would have a men and a women council that, this system would make men and women have a voice.
how do they reach a consensus?
the chief represented the topic that the nation wanted.
what is the wampum belt? what does the hiawatha belt and what did it symbolize?
the wampum belt was made by purple and white stings. the hiawatha belt Represented The Great Law of Peace and the Iroquois Confederacy.
what was the role of iroquois men?
Served as Chiefs, hunted and fished, and fought in wars.
what are clan mothers and why are they important?
a clan mother is important because they ruled over the chief and made decisions.
what is a nation council?
Chiefs formed a council for that nation then they'd discuss until something happened.
why was the great law of peace created
to ensure that decisions were made democratically.