The Eastern Woodlands (S.S. / 2.2)

The Eastern Woodlands cultural region stretched east of the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

The Eastern Woodlands gets its name from the thick forest that once covered this land.

• True

• False

The Eastern Woodland's people built their villages along the banks of the many rivers and streams flowing through the forests.

• True

• False

Different groups of Native Americans lived in the Eastern Woodlands. However, they all shared an important natural resource--

• trees.

• gold.

• grass.

• oil.

In the eastern woodlands, the men hunted animals for food. They fished and made tools. The women prepared the food and made clothing and moccasins. This way of living is an example of...

• division of labor.

• confederation.

• a palisade.

• wampum.

Why did the Iroquois people of the Eastern Woodlands build palisades?

• To protect against enemis

• To decorate their villages

• To have a place to bury their dead

• To scare off evil spirits

Complete the analogy:

Nomadic People of The Great Plains: tepee:: The Easter Woodlands Iroquois: _____________________

• longhouse

• wampum

• wigwams

• lodges

Which of the following statements is true about wampum?

• Wampum was cut from seashells.

• Wampum was used in designs to demonstrate important events.

• Wampum was traded for other goods.

• Wampum could only be made from the bones of the buffalo.

What did the Algonquians and the Iroquois have in common?

• They participated in complex, month-long ceremonies in preparation for the annual whale hunt.

• They helped the Navajos adjust to desert life.

• They built earthen mounds as burial sites and places of worship.

• They were both from the Eastern Woodlands area.

What was used to group Eastern Woodland peoples as Iroquoian or Algonquian?

• the crops they grew

• they types of homes they built

• the systems of government they used

• the languages they spoke