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6th SS Ch 2 Sec 2
6th grade Social studies Chapter 2 section 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cultural region east of the Mississippi River | Eastern Woodlands |
| Trees were an important resource to | Native Tribes |
| Western Woodlands area was once covered by | Thick forests |
| Eastern Woodlands people used trees for | Canoes, shelters, told, weapons and food (plums and cherries) |
| Eastern Woodlands people were | Farmers, hunters and gatherers |
| Eastern Woodlands Men | Hunted for food |
| Eastern Woodland people used antlers and bones to make | Tools |
| Eastern Woodland people used spears and nets for | Fishing |
| Eastern Woodlands Women | Prepared Food |
| Animal skins were used to make | Clothing and moccasins |
| Men farmers | Cleared the land |
| Women farmers | planted and harvested |
| Farming crops | Corn, beans, squash |
| Lived inland from the coast, near Great Lakes Region | Iroquois |
| Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca | Five Nations |
| Known as the Five Nations | Groups of Iroquois |
| Walls of tall wooden poles to protect against enemies | Palisades |
| Long wooden buildings holding up to 50 people | Longhouses |
| Longhouses are divided into section for | One or two families |
| Iroquois built villages | On top of steep hills |
| Corn, beans, squash planted in the same field | 3 Sisters |
| Beads cut from seashells | Wampum |
| Wampum were used for showing important events, stories and for | Trade |
| Iroquois warrior saw his family killed by members of another Nation | Hiawatha |
| Five Nations often fought over | Hunting area |
| Tradition says that Hiawatha must kill those who | Killed his family |
| Deganawida was also called | The Peacemaker |
| Hiawatha and Deganawida wanted the | Fighting to stop |
| Five Nations united and in 1750 AD this group became known as | Iroquois League |
| Settled disputes peacefully | Grand Council |
| Most who spoke the Algonquian language lived on | The Coastal Plain |
| Algonquian tribes lived-in | Longhouses or wigwams |
| Round bark covered shelters | Wigwams |
| Staple of the Algonquian diet | Fish |
| Algonquian deerskin clothing for men | Shirts, leggings, moccasins |
| Algonquian deerskin clothing for women | dressed |
| Algonquian leaders govern | More than one village |
| 2 Algonquian chiefs - one governs matters peace, one governs | Matters of war |
| Marriage - men must show the woman they are good | Hunters |
| Marriage - women must show the man they have | Good homemaker skills |
| Marriage - once married they exchange gifts and invite family to a | Feast |
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