Miss Springborn~ Team 6 Pages in NOTES packet

Government: The Iroquois consisted of five nations that were called the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Seneca___ When these 5 groups joined together they called themselves The League of Five Nations_ The most important law of the Iroquois was called the Great __Law of Peace_______ In 1722, another nation joined the nation called the ____Tuscarora________

Homeland and Food: The homeland of the Iroquois was the __woodland Northeast_. The winters were ___severe/cold__ and the summers were ___warm____. The Iroquois got much of their food from the forests and rivers. The men went ___hunting and fishing___ and both men and women __gathered berries, fruits, and nuts___ The Iroquois women looked after the fields. One of the main crops they grew were _corn, beans, and squash__ and they called these crops the “__three sisters__’ The main job of the Iroquois men was to _fish and hunt

Homeland and Food: The men hunted game birds like _goose, the heron, and the turkey_ and they hunted animals such as _bear and beaver_

Shelter: The Iroquois stayed in one place because they were able to grow much of their __food_. The nearby forests provided trees from which they built houses called _longhouses. Longhouses were long buildings made to __last a long time__. They were made of __wooden poles__ that were tied together and covered with sheets of __bark__. Many _families__ shared a longhouse. Each family had its own space. Sleeping __platforms__ and shelves lined the walls. The platforms had __reed mats and deerskins on them to make them warm and comfortable.

Language and Storytelling: The Iroquois had NO __written language___ They used speeches and ___storytelling____ to preserve the history and culture. Stories were passed __down through generations__ Storytellers would point to parts of a belt to tell a story. These belts had patterns made with shell beads called __WAMPUM___. Each pattern meant something different. Many wampum belts were like official ___records_. The belts were exchanged at __marriages__ and to seal _political agreements

Trade: The Iroquois could grow extra crops, such as _corn_, to trade. They traded with _eastern people__ for _wampum shells__ and with Northern people for _fur_ Trade is _the buying and selling or exchange of products_ Goods are _products that can be bought, sold, or exchanged_ When the Europeans started coming to the New world in the early 16 th century, the Iroquois started trading with them. _Europeans_ wanted a lot of fur. Iroquois traded the furs for goods such as guns, iron tools, and pots, and glass beads_. The Iroquois also traded their crops, such as __corn__, with other groups for beaver fur and then traded this fur with ___Europeans__.

Glossary Terms: Wampum means: beads made from shells strung into patterns with different meanings Homeland means: the place a people or nation chooses to make its home Longhouses are: long Native American houses built for large groups to live in Treaty is: an official agreement between groups of people Culture is: the traditions, language, dress, ceremonies, and other ways of life that a group of people share