Who were the first people to live in present day North and South America?
Native Americans
100
Where did the Iroquois people believe spirits existed?
everywhere in nature
100
After years of fighting each other, the Iroquois decided that a new priority of their's should be what?
peace
100
The Iroquois people believed that all of the five tribes should have a voice in the government. When everyone has a voice in their government, we call this system of government...
democracy
100
What is culture?
a collection of important aspects of a group of people which includes their beliefs, priorities and everyday or regular activities
200
How did these people first arrive in the Americas?
They walked across a land bridge from Asia
200
What are two things Iroquois people believed the spirits controlled?
weather, seasons, illnesses and health
200
How did the Iroquois people demonstrate that unity was a priority?
created the League of Five Nations
200
Although women voted, who took on the positions of power in the government?
men
200
What do we call a group of people, states or countries that are joined together for an agreed upon purpose?
confederacy
300
Which group of Native Americans lived in present day New York?
the Iroquois
300
Who did the Iroquois people believe should be the head of the household?
women
300
Although the Five Nations protected each other, what was a priority of the Iroquois when it came to outsiders?
violence, fighting, killing, power, force
300
What job did the Iroquois people expect all males to perform at some point in their lives?
warrior, fighter
300
What is a longhouse?
a long home which houses up to hundreds of people from the same family
400
Who were the five tribes of the Iroquois League of Nations?
Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca and Cayuga people
400
What natural power did women have which led the people to believe they should control the home and government?
Power to give birth
400
Name one way in which the Iroquois people showed that religion was a priority of their's.
festivals and ceremonies to the spirits of nature
400
What are three ways the Iroquois showed that women played an important role in everyday life?
giving them the power to vote, be the head of the household, make men join a woman's family, believed they had powers connected to the spiritual world
400
How did the Iroquois pass down their stories?
oral tradition/word of mouth
500
How did these five tribes interact with each other in their early days?
They were at war with each other
500
How did Iroquois people believe you could heal a sick person? Be specific
Perform a ceremony wearing a mask to scare away evil spirits.
500
What evidence was there that "family" was a high priority for the Iroquois?
longhouses which kept hundreds of family members close together
500
Many cultures that live in the U.S. today are patriarchal societies. That means that men are the heads of the household. The Iroquois lived in a society in which women were the heads of the household. What is the name given to this kind of society?
Matrilineal
500
The Iroquois plan for government impacted the creation of which famous historical document?