decuypersschp2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Who were the first inhabitants of New York State? | hunter-gatherers |
Where did the first inhabitants of NY come from? | Asia |
How did the first inhabitants get here? | They followed herds of animals like mastodons and traveled over the land bridge made of ice |
How did farming change the way hunter-gatherers lived? | They built villages, stayed in one place,grew new food,raised animals,had more food for storage. |
What are the two Native American groups in New York State? | Iroquois and Algonquin |
What are the Iroquois nations or tribes? | Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Ononadaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora |
What are the Algonquin nations or tribes? | Linni Lenape, Shinnecok, Mohican, Montawk, Wappinger, and Delaware |
What is the Iroquois name for themselves? | Haudenosoune--people of the longhouse |
Why was the Iroquois Confederacy (League of Five Nations) formed? | To bring allies together to protect each other, to stop fighting, to gain peace,and to trade resources |
What were the main crops used by the Native americans? | The three sisters (corn,beans,and squash) |
What was the role of the native american women? | cooking, basket making, caring for children,farming, sewing, gathering food, and cleaning the house |
What was the role of native american men? | Hunting, fishing, building longhouses,making tools/weapons, clearing fields, and making canoes |
What were longhouses made of? | tree bark, tree branches, cross poles, moss for insulation |
What is a clan? | group of native american families with a common ancestor |
What is a wampum? | a belt made from shells, used to tell stories and make treaties(bring peace) |
What is an artifact? | object from the past |
What is prehistory? | time before written records |
What is a council? | group of men(sachems) who met to make decisions or laws |
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