Vocabulary
Iroquois
Algonquian
Natural Resources
Compare and Contrast
100

What do we call things found in nature that people use, like trees or water?

What is a natural resource?

100

Where did the Iroquois live—inland or near the coast?

What is inland?

100

Where did the Algonquian people live—near the coast or inland?

What is near the coast?

100

Name one natural resource the Iroquois used for food.

What are animals?

100

What do both the Iroquois and Algonquian have in common?

What is they lived in New York State?

200

What word means the way people live, including beliefs, customs, and traditions?

What is culture?

200

What kind of homes did the Iroquois build?

What are longhouses?

200

What type of shelter did the Algonquians build?

What are wigwams?

200

What did the Iroquois use wood for?

What is building longhouses and tools?

200

Both groups used what for hunting, fishing, and farming?

What is natural resources?

300

What do we call a large group or community of people who share land and government?

What is a nation?

300

What were Iroquois longhouses made from?

What are wood, string and animal fur?

300

What natural resources did the Algonquians use for building homes?

What are trees?

300

What did the Algonquians use bark for?

What is building wigwams or making baskets?

300

How did the roles of women differ between the two tribes?

Women were the clan leaders in the Iroquois.

400

What is it called when people exchange goods or services?

What is trade?

400

What did Iroquois women grow as crops?

What are corn, beans, and squash – the “Three Sisters”?

400

How did Algonquian children help their families grow food?

What is planting seeds and chasing away animals?

400

Why were rivers important to Native Americans?

What is for fishing and transportation?

400

What bodies of water do they live near?

Iroquois: rivers and freshwater

Algonquins: saltwater

500

What is your place in the world (Hemisphere, Continent, Country, State, County and City)

What is Northern Hemisphere, North America, United States of America, New York State, Nassau County and Long Beach?
500

Who chose the clan leaders in Iroquois society?

Who are the women?

500

What kind of food did the Algonquians get from rivers and oceans?

What is fish?

500

Give two ways Native Americans used animals.

What is for food and clothing?

500

The Iroquois and the Algonquins had different structures amongst their tribes.  How were they united/ divided?

What is the Iroquois united as the Six Nations Confederacy and the Algonquins were individual tribes?