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Social Studies-CMS 7
Final Exam Review Iroquois-Very Very Very HELPFUL-
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artifact | Something made by humans |
| Iroquois | Known as people of the longhouse |
| Clan | A group of people who trace their family to a common ancestor |
| Culture | The total way of life of a group of people |
| Extended Family | Nuclear family plus aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents |
| Bering Strait Land Bridge | A narrow piece of land that used to exist between North America and Asia which is now the Bering Strait |
| Longhouse | The type of house used by the Iroquois |
| Matrilineal | The mother's side of the family |
| Myth | A story used to explain something in nature |
| Nuclear Family | Mother, father, children |
| Pre-Columbian | Before Christopher Columbus |
| Pre-historic | Before written history |
| Reservation | Land set aside or given to Indians |
| Siblings | Brothers and sisters |
| The 3 Sisters | Corn, beans and squash |
| Tobacco | Used by the Iroquois in ceremonies |
| Tuscarora | The 6th nation to join the Iroquois Confederacy |
| Five nations | Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk |