Early Ancestors
Iroquois
Vocab
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Tribe Life
100

How did these early ancestors of Native Americans find food to eat?

Hunted and Gathered

100
What type of canoes did the Iroquois make?

Elm-Bark

100

Walls made of tall wooden poles surrounding Iroquois Villages

Palisades

100
What type of canoes did the Algonquian make?

Birchbark

100

Who was the oldest and most respected woman in the tribe

Clan Mother

200

What kinds of things would archeologists look for as evidence of early people living somewhere?

Artifacts such as tools, pottery, or bones

200

What special fruit was celebrated by a ceremony in Iroquois culture?

Strawberries

200

Long narrow buildings with curved roofs built by the Iroquois

Longhouses

200

What were the round, bark houses that Algonquians made called

Wigwams

200

What are the special beads used for trading and recording stories called?

Wampum

300

What caused the Beringia Land Bridge to form, so early ancestors could walk from Russia over to Alaska

Water was trapped in glaciers, so sea level dropped, revealing the land bridge

300

Where did the Iroquois build their villages?

Near forests and waterways

300

Another name for a Chief

Sachem

300

Native Americans tapped trees for sap, which started the process of making what sweet treat we still enjoy today?

Maple Syrup

300

What were the smaller groups (that were named after animals) that Native Americans lived in called?

Clans

400

How did these early people adapt when big game animals like mammoths became extinct

They would have to find new sources of food.

400

What method of farming did the Iroquois men use to clear and prepare the land for planting

Slash and Burn

400

A loose group of governments working together

Confederacy

400

What types of big game animals did the early ancestors hunt?

Wooly mammoths, Mastodons, Saber Tooth Tigers, Giant Sloths, etc.

400

How did Native Americans treat the animals that killed for food/materials?

With respect and never wasted any parts

500

How did the start of agriculture change the lives of these early people?

They began to settle in one place and form villages.

500

The name Iroquois comes from the French, what did the Iroquois call themselves

Haudenosaunee

500

A way of life passed down from one’s ancestors

Heritage

500

What is a person called who moves from place to place to follow their food source?

Nomad

500

How did Native Americans keep records of their history?

They told stories out loud and made pictures with wampum belts