SS Ch2.2: Eastern Woodlands Lesson

Chapter 2, Lesson 2: Eastern Woodlands

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Multiple Choice

Which choice best describes the landforms and climate of the Eastern Woodlands region?

• flat, grassy lands

• rainy with rocky beaches and mountains

• thick forests, four seasons, many rivers

• hot, dry deserts with mesas

Multiple Choice

In the Eastern Woodlands region the Iroquois found food by _______________.

• raising their own sheep

• fishing, hunting, and farming

• hunting buffalo

• invading nearby tribes and stealing their crops/food stock

Why did longhouses have openings at the top?

The Iroquois lived in longhouses, large houses up to 100 feet in length usually made of elm bark. As many as 20 families shared the longhouse, with dozens of individuals and their dogs occupying the space. Longhouses were notoriously smoky as the fumes from cooking and fires could only escape through small holes in the ceiling. Villages of longhouses were built in the forest, usually near water. They were surrounded by tall palisades or sharpened logs stuck vertically in the earth.

Multiple Choice

Why did longhouses have openings in the top?

• so rain could get in

• to let smoke out

• to provide shelter for birds

• none of the above

This is a diagram of the inside of a longhouse.

This is a group of longhouses where Iroquois Native Americans live.

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture. What is it?

• wampum

• a wigwam

• a longhouse

• the clan

Multiple Choice

Who were the leaders of the Hodenosaunee clans?

They also owned the longhouses.

• Hiawatha

• children

• men

• women

The Iroquois were not the only Eastern Woodland Tribe.

There were other tribes such as the Natchez, the Penobscot, the Eriez, and the Seminole.

Multiple Choice

The Penobscot survived in the mountains of Maine by...

• being shepherds.

• trading wampum for food and shelter.

• building wigwams.

• moving from place to place.

Multiple Choice

The name of this home in the Eastern Woodland Region is called:

• wicki-up

• pit-house

• wigwam

• plank house