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6th - Native America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the group of American Indians (Native Americans) we have been studying about? | Iroquois |
| What did this group of Native Americans call themselves? | Haudenosaunee |
| How many nations banded together to form a union? | 5 |
| What were the names of those nations? | Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Oneida and Onondaga |
| What Native American nation joined the union later and made the union Six Nations? | Tuscarora |
| What is the name of the governing authority? | Council of Chiefs |
| What type of society are the Iroquois? | matriarchal |
| What were the long wooden buildings called the Iroquois lived in? | longhouses |
| What are the roles of each of the six tribes in the longhouse? | Mohawk - keeper of the eastern door Seneca - keeper of the western door Onondagas - keepers of the central fire Cayuga, Oneida, Tuscarora - younger brothers |
| What was the roof? | sky |
| What was the floor? | earth |
| What region of North America was the Iroquois Confederacy from? | Eastern Woodlands |
| Around the year 1500, what was the name of the Mohawk Native American who convinced the nations to unite to establish peace and to protect âlife, property, and libertyâ? | Dekanawida |
| What was the constitution called that was created? | The Great Law of Peace |
| The Great Law of Peace was not written. How was it shared? | Orally through strings of wampum shell beads |
| What is the oldest living constitution? | The Great Law of Peace |
| How many laws does The Great Law of Peace contain? | 117 |
| Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south, and one to the west. The name of these roots is ___ _____ _____ _____ and their nature is _____ and ________. | The Great White Roots Peace & Strength |
| What animal has been placed at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves? | eagle |
| What is the purpose of this animal? | Warn the people if he sees evil or danger coming |
| What is the significance of the five arrows bound together? | Strength. The five arrows are the five nations. They are bound together for strength. |
| Why did Dekanawida uproot the tallest pine tree? | To bury the weapons of strife |
| What did Dekanawidaâs actions after he uprooted the tallest pine tree signify? | peace |
| In the Northeast Woodlands, Native Americans grew important crops known as the âThree Sisters.â What were these three crops? | Corn, beans, squash |
| What was the purpose of the Green Corn Ceremony? | Celebrate the harvest and bring the community closer together. |
| In The Great Plains, there was one animal that was very important because that animal could be used in many ways by the Native Americans. What was the animal? | bison |
| The Southwest was very dry and full of deserts. How did the Pueblo people water their crops? | Irrigation systems |
| In the Pacific Northwest, how were family histories shared? | Totem poles |
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