SS Exam 1

The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to:

• improve trade

• hunt more efficiently

• promote peace

• improve travel

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 a queen

• a form of government that contains city-states

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

the Hiawatha Wampum Belt RECORDS

• DVDS

• history

• family trees

• pictures

The Iroquois traced the family history the mother, this is called?

• mom society

• matrilineal society

• patrilineal society

• dad society

What type of dwelling do the Natives of the southwest live in?

• igloo

• pueblo

• longhouse

• teepee

What were the immediate family members called?

• fireside families

• hunting parties

• matriarchs

• sachems

The Iroquois named their clans after?

• the father's last name

• animals

• celestial bodies

• the mother's last name

The main job of the Great Council was to?

• organize religious festivals

• decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person

• make laws for the confederacy

• perform marriage ceremonies

Inside a longhouse families shared?

• cupcakes

• bows

• wampum

• firepits

The Iroquois term for chief is?

• sachem

• wampum

• ramapough

• sacagawea