VOCABULARY
A system of money used to trade between the Iroquois League and Europeans. It was invented by the Iroquois and made from seashells that were made into beads and then strung into belts. The more beautiful and elaborate, the more it was worth.
What is WAMPUM?
You can tell if a woman is single or married by seeing this.
What are the NUMBER OF BRAIDS IN HER HAIR? (One if she is married, two if she is single.)
Corn, beans, and squash
What three main crops were called the "THREE SISTERS?"
The tribes would cut trees and clear forests so they could do this.
What is FARMING?
These supplied water and fish to the Iroquois.
What are the many LAKES and RIVERS in the Eastern Woodlands?
A group of people including many families, clans, or generations.
What is a TRIBE?
Iroquois men would wear these.
What are SHIRTS with LEGGINGS and LONG BREECHCLOTHS made from tanned deerskin.
The Iroquois would do this about every 10 years to find fresh water, land, and new hunting grounds
What is MOVE?
The tribes would tap the maple trees and make maple syrup during this season.
When is the SPRING?
These provided the Iroquois with wood to build houses and many animals to hunt.
What are the large, thick FOREST that grow in the Eastern Woodlands?
A group of people that form an alliance, or agreement, for a specific reason such as safety or quality of life.
What is a LEAGUE?
Iroquois men hair style was called this.
What is a MOHAWK?
This was the Iroquois type of government.
What is a REPRESENTATIVE government?
The forest provided the lumber to build this type of shelter the Iroquois lived in.
What is a LONGHOUSE?
Deer, bear, elk, turkey, beaver, rabbit, etc...?
What ANIMALS did the Iroquois hunt?
An area of land/water where the people, food, language, clothing, music, art, religion, beliefs, and customs are shared.
What is a CULTURAL REGION?
Soft shoes made of leather
What are MOCCASINS?
This is the name of the Iroquois meeting where the representatives made important decisions for the League? They still meet today.
What is the GREAT COUNCIL?
Cutting down young trees that could be easily shaped and using the bark and sap from the trees, the Iroquois built this method of transportation that allowed them to travel and fish.
What is a CANOE?
A word that describes the kind of soil that is good for growing crops.
What is FERTILE?
The cultural region of America from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Mississippi River in the west. This includes the Great Lakes.
What is the EASTERN WOODLANDS?
What did Iroquois women wear
What are LONG SKIRTS AND BLOUSES made from tanned deerskin.
These members of the tribe choose the representatives that went to meet at the Great Council.
Who are the WOMAN of the tribe?
This is what the Iroquois woman would tan and sew together to make clothing and blankets. They also used the bones for tools and tendons to make thread for sewing from them.
What are the HIDES, FUR, and OTHER PARTS FROM ANIMALS found in the forest?
These were built in the center of the longhouse and used to provide warmth and heat for cooking.
What are FIRES?