Iroquois Terms

The actual name for the Iroquois people is

• Algonquins

• Cherokee

• Seminoles

• Haudenosaunee

The term Haudenosaunee means

• cave dwellers

• wind talkers

• people of the longhouse

• people of the pueblo

Which is an example of how the Iroquois used their environment for their survival

• using mud bricks to build pueblos

• using ice to build igloos

• using trees to build longhouses

• using palm leaves to build roofs

The Iroquois Confederacy was a politcial union of

• 6 nations

• 6 clans

• 6 sachems

• 6 clan mothers

The term confederacy means...

• a form of government where one person or group has all the power

• a form of government where there is a king or queen

• a form of government that contains city-states

• a form of government where many parts are joined together or unified

The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to

• improve trade

• hunt more efficiently

• promote peace

• improve travel

Which task was completed by the clan mothers?

• Hunting

• Warfare

• Fishing

• Electing chiefs

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The Iroquois term for chief is

• sachem

• wampum

• ramapough

• sacagawea

The Iroquois named their clans after

• the father's last name

• animals

• celestial bodies

• the mother's last name

If an Iroquois man and woman got married where would the new couple live?

• his clans longhouse

• her clans longhouse

• their own longhouse

• the eldest clan mother's longhouse