Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Social Studies 5th Grade Mr. Vida The Eastern Woodlands Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Social Studies 5th Grade Mr. Vida

Write about 3 facts about life within the Iroquois league? Bell Ringer! Write about 3 facts about life within the Iroquois league?

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What We will see here… Preview: Beginning more than 1,000 years ago , rich trading kingdoms developed in West Africa. Places: Sahara Ghana Timbuktu Mali Mecca Songhai People: Mansa Musa Vocabulary: Caravan Pilgrimage Astrolabe

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The Eastern Woodlands:

The Eastern Woodlands:

Legend: Deganawidah had a vision to end many, many years of bloody tribal battles that took many lives Deganawidah & Hiawatha convinced the warring groups to join the “Great Peace”

Tree of Peace: People of the 5 tribes buried their weapons and Deganawidah planted a tree over them

Iroquois The name for the Five groups of Indians who joined together for the “great peace” They formed the Iroquois league & comprised of: Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga Seneca

Tribe A tribe is a group of families bound together under a single leadership Often used to describe people who share a common culture

Iroquois League The 5 tribes sent 50 representatives to the great council – all men The great council made decisions for the league as a whole The older women of the tribe choose and could remove these representatives

Linked the lands of the tribe, & is located in upper state New York Iroquois Trail Linked the lands of the tribe, & is located in upper state New York

Eastern Woodlands cultural region: One of several regions in the U.S. Native American tribes within each region developed similar cultures using the resources of their environment

An area in which people with similar cultures live cultural region: An area in which people with similar cultures live

Living in the woodlands: Eastern woodland region provided rich resources thick forests offered nearly endless wood Plentiful animals for hunting Thousands of lakes and rivers for water & fish Because of the environment, they were able to grow many crops in the fertile soil

Living in the woodlands:

Living in the woodlands: The Iroquois used the wood lands for shelter, food, & clothing The attached pots to trees to gather sap for maple syrup Also cleared parts of tree areas to make fields for crops

longhouse An Iroquois building used for shelter Could be as long as 150 feet Divided into living areas for up to 12 families Rows of cooking fires were placed in the center aisle Iroquois villages or towns could have as many as 150 longhouses

longhouse

Iroquois Beliefs & Customs: Like other native Americans, they felt a deep connection to animals, trees & other resources When an Iroquois hunter killed a deer, he knelt beside it & spoke to it Thanking it for the meat & clothing it would bring to his family before skinning it

Iroquois Beliefs & Customs: At harvest time, the Iroquois gave thanks for their crops “Great spirit in heaven, we salute you with our thanks, that you have preserved so many of us for another year, to participate in the ceremonies of this occasion”

Iroquois Beliefs & Customs:

wampum

wampum Polished seashells that were hung on strings or woven into belts Highly valued by the Iroquois Might be given to honor a marriage, comfort someone, or used as an invitation for peace

About 50,000 and many live on reservations in upper new York state The Iroquois today: About 50,000 and many live on reservations in upper new York state

Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans reservation: Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans

What is the correct sequence of events? Lesson 2 Review: What is the correct sequence of events? The kingdom of Ghana developed in West Africa Songhai controlled more land than both Ghana & Mali Mali reached its peak during the rule of Mansa Musa

What is the correct sequence of events? Lesson 2 Review: What is the correct sequence of events? The kingdom of Ghana developed in West Africa Mali reached its peak during the rule of Mansa Musa Songhai controlled more land than both Ghana & Mali

2. Why did caravans cross the Sahara Desert? Lesson 2 Review: 2. Why did caravans cross the Sahara Desert?

2. Why did caravans cross the Sahara Desert? Lesson 2 Review: 2. Why did caravans cross the Sahara Desert? To trade with the kingdoms of West Africa

3. Why did Timbuktu develop into a center of Muslim learning? Lesson 2 Review: 3. Why did Timbuktu develop into a center of Muslim learning?

3. Why did Timbuktu develop into a center of Muslim learning? Lesson 2 Review: 3. Why did Timbuktu develop into a center of Muslim learning? Mansa Musa brought scholars and artists to Timbuktu and built a center for study, The Great Mosque.

Lesson 2 Review: 4. What major resources did West African kingdoms control? What important resources did they lack?

Lesson 2 Review: West African kingdoms controlled gold and lacked salt 4. What major resources did West African kingdoms control? What important resources did they lack? West African kingdoms controlled gold and lacked salt

5. Why did Mansa Musa travel with so many people and so much gold? Lesson 2 Review: 5. Why did Mansa Musa travel with so many people and so much gold?

Why did Mansa Musa travel with so many people and so much gold? Lesson 2 Review: Why did Mansa Musa travel with so many people and so much gold? Possible Answer: To impress people so that they would trade with him. He also used gold for traveling purposes. No credit cards then!