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Eastern Woodlands- Iroquois
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5th Grade
01/20/2009

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Term
Where did the Iroqouis live? (LOCATION)
Definition

Upstate New York

Term
Iroquois shelter? ( name and describe)
Definition

Longhouses

  • made of elm bark
  • large doors at each end
  • several families live together
Term
Foods eaten
Definition
  • hunted forest animals
  • fished
  • grew crops
Term

How many tribes make up the Iroquois League?

 

(Be able to recognize all of them)

Definition

5

1) Cayuga

2) Onedia

3) Seneca

 4) Mohawk

  5) Onodaga

 

THINK COSMO!

Term
Why did the Iroquois tribes fight with each other?
Definition
They fought over land
Term
The Great Council discussed important matters such as...
Definition

1) war and trade

2) made laws

Term
In order to make a decision or for a law to be made, what percent of representatives must agree?
Definition
100%
Term
The Iroquois had 5 tribes which are similar to the United States's ________?
Definition
50 states
Term
In the Iroqouis League, the eldest men or women (circle one) of each tribe selected representatives for the Great Council.
Definition

Women

 

Remember- women SELECTED representatives

Men- SERVED as representatives

 

**women- selected***

***men- served**

Term

Did men or women serve as representatives of their tribe at the Great Council?

Definition

Men

 

 

Remember- men served as representatives!

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