6P Iroquois Confederacy

Haudenosaunee means

• Peacemaker

• People of the longhouse

• Cave dwellers

• People of the Iroquois

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

• using mud bricks to build homes

• using ice to build igloos

• using trees to build longhouses

• using palm leaves to build roofs

Which one of the following people or group helped the peacemaker come up with the idea to form the Iroquois Confederacy?

• 3 sisters

• Hiawatha

• Clan mothers

• Great Spirit

The Iroquois Confederacy was a political union of

• 6 nations

• 6 clans

• 6 clan mothers

• 6 longhouses

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 are joined together or unified

The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to

• improve trade

• expand land

• hunt more efficiently

• promote peace

Which task was completed by the clan mothers?

• Appointing Chiefs

• Fishing

• Taking care of children

• Hunting

How many chiefs made up the Grand Council?

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 100

The main job of the Grand Council was to

• organize religious festivials

• make laws for the confederacy

• decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person

• perform marriage ceremonies

The Iroquois named their clans after

• The father's last name

• The mother's last name

• Animals

• Spirits