Vocabulary
What is a nomad
A person who travels from place to place
What are ancestors?
People who came before you in your family
This name means "The People of the Longhouse"
Haudenosaunee
The Algonquian called their enemies "The Iroquois" which is a word that means what?
snakes
These are small polished beads made from shells
wampum
Who had better canoes, the Iroquois or the Algonquian?
The Algonquian.
What does adapt mean?
When something changes to fit new conditions
What is culture?
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people
This game was created by the Iroquois and is still played around the world today
Lacrosse
What is a tribe or clan?
A group of related families
The head of each clan was called this
a clan mother
How were the Iroquois and Algonquian similar (list 3 ways)
They both: used deerskin for clothes, had canoes, fought with each other, traded with the Europeans and grew corn, beans, and squash. The men’s and woman’s roles were also similar.
What is an archeologist?
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
What is a palisade?
A fence made from long posts
The original 5 nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk
What is the Iroquois confederacy?
An alliance of five tribes that United together to make decisions
These are the most important crops of the early people of NY, they are also called the three sisters
corn, beans, and squash
What are some of the differences between the Iroquois and Algonquian people?
Their housing was different. The Iroquois were United and the Algonquian were not United. They had different kinds of canoes. Their marriage traditions were different. The Iroquois used wampum.
What is a council?
A group of advisors
What is a tradition?
A custom that has been handed down
This is the set of official rules of the Iroquois
The Great Law of Peace
What were the roles of girls and women?
find food, plant, cook, weave, make clothes, and clay pots
Name 3 ways the early people of NY obtained food
hunting, farming, and fishing
How did Native American culture contribute to our culture today?
They influenced the names of places, lakes, rivers, roads. They gave us lacrosse and canoes.
What is a reservation?
Land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans
What is a sachem?
A tribal chief
3 ways the Iroquois depended on nature to survive
rivers for water and fishing; trees for wood, fire, and housing; and animals for hunting, weapons, food and clothing
What were the roles of the men and boys
clear fields for farming, build longhouses, make tools, hunt
What kind of transportation did the early people use (including the Iroquois)
walking, canoeing, and snow shoeing
The effects the Agreements between the Americans and Early People had on the Early People. (Name 3)
Lost land, they were forced to move to reservations, lost military power
What is agriculture?
Farming
What is a ceremony?
A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event.
The Iroquois believed that the great creator made them to
Care for the earth and it's creatures
What effect did the Europeans have on the early people of NY
They traded furs for glass, tools, and guns; they spread diseases like small pox and measles
Early people made clothes out of this material
animal skin
The founding fathers of the United States got ideas for the US Constitution from this Native American Organization
The Iroquois Confederacy