Family
group made up of families who share a common ancestor
What is a clan
a piece of land connecting Asia and North America during the Ice Age
What is the Bering Strait Land Bridge
Native American meeting or celebration that often included music dancing and religious ceremonies
What is a powwow
small beads made from seashells
What is a wampum
What is trade
Native American homes made of bark and animal skins laid over a dome- shaped frame
What is a wigwam
Land set aside for use by Native Americans by the government
What is a reservation
an Iroquois leader
what is sachem
to die out forever
what is extinct
early people who got food by hunting and gathering
what is a hunter and gatherer
Who choses the sachem
What is the women
a group of Native Americans who lived in the Eastern Woodlands of New York State.
Who are the Iroquois
a narrow body of water that separates Asia from North America.
What is The Bering Strait
An object made by people in the past
What is an artifact
used by runners to carry messages between villages
What is Iroquois Trail
a long, open-ended house that the Iroquois lived in. It was made of a bent wood frame and covered with animal skins. It housed an extended family.
What is a long house
These were used for as water sources, for fishing, bathing, watering plants, transportation by canoe or kayak.
What are river and lakes
Another name for the Iroquois
which means “people of the Longhouse”.
What is Haudenosaunee
These were used to feed people, their skins were used to make clothing and shelter, their bones were used to make tools and weapons.
What are animals
A scientist that learns about the past by studying artifacts
What is an archaeologist
Who were the 3 sisters
What is corn, beans and squash
The five original nations included the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga and Mohawk. They were later joined by the Tuscarora and were called the Six Nations. This was known as
What is the Iroquois Confederacy.
materials found in nature that are used by living things (ex. – wood, water, animals, plants).
What is natural resources
These were used to grow vegetables, fruit and berries for people to eat. The bark and wood from plants was used to build shelters and to make fire for warmth.
What are trees and plants
This made life easier for early Americans because people were able to stay in one place and form villages.
What is farming