Where did the first Native Americans come from?
Siberia in Asia
When did the first Native Americans come to North America?
During the last ice age
How did the first Native Americans get to the North America?
Across a land bridge
What 5 tribes made up the Iroquois Confederacy?
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk (SCOOM)
What did the Iroquois call themselves?
Haudenosaunee
What do the Iroquois call corn, beans and squash?
3 sisters
Who was responsible for the planting and harvesting of crops?
women
What did the Iroquois live in?
longhouses
What did the Iroquois base their time upon?
Nature and the seasons
What is the America name for a family consisting of a mother, father and kids?
Nuclear family
What do we call the Iroquois nuclear family?
Fireside family
What is the American name for the family consisting of all the person’s relatives?
Extended family
What do we call the Iroquois extended family?
Longhouse family
Who were the warriors and hunters in Iroquois society?
men
According to the Iroquois creation myth, which twin was the good twin?
Right - handed
What word means a person’s descent is traced through the female?
matrilineal
According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found the first soil?
muskrat
What do we call a bunch of longhouse families?
clan
What was the sixth nation to join the Iroquois Confederacy?
Tuscarora
What tribe hosted the Iroquois Confederacy meetings?
Onondaga
Who were the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Deganawida, Hiawatha
What was the most important Iroquois festival?
Mid-Winter
What are shells used for communication and trade called?
wampum