Vocabulary #1
Flat shoes made of soft leather
What are moccasins?
beans, corn, and squash (vegetables harvested by Native Americans)
What are the Three Sisters?
the house of the Iroquois people; shelter to several families
What is a longhouse?
What is meat?
The primary source of all living things; without this natural resource, all living creatures would eventually die
What is the sun?
Two or more longhouse families
What is a clan?
resources that exist naturally (water, sunlight, crops, animals) without any actions of humankind
What are natural resources?
The approximate number of families that may live in a longhouse
What is 12?
What is fur?
A food that people eat today, but that Native Americans did not
Various answers
A child of Native American parents
What is a papoose?
North American Indian people who lived in upstate NY
Who were the Iroquois?
a dome shaped hut (home) made out of tree branches and bark
What is a wigwam?
Part of an animal that could be used as a weapon?
What is ... (various answers)
This family member was in charge of a clan (longhouse families)
Who is older woman?
A person's beliefs
What are values?
our surroundings; conditions that affect life on our planet
What are natural resources?
It was important for Native Americans to build shelters near this natural resource
What is water?
Part of an animal that was used as paint
What is blood?
Coal, diamonds, and oil are all examples of this type of natural resource
What is a nonrenewable resource?
beads used in ceremonies, as jewelry, to keep records, or to communicate
What are wampum?
physical separations in the longhouse
What are partitions?
What is a smoke-hole?
What is sinew (tendon)?
Wind, water, sunlight, trees, crops, and animals are all examples of this type of natural resource
What is a renewable resource?