Iroquois Confederacy and Culture

What does Hodenosaunee mean?

• People of the Longhouse
• Land of the Rising Sun
• People of the Teepee

What does Iroquois mean?

• wood, saplings, bark what longhouses were made out of
• Algonquian called the Iroquois rattlesnakes
• a long wooden building in which several families could live
• rattlesnake

Who called the Haudenosunee, Iroquois?

• The Spanish and Portuguese
• The Dutch and Germans
• The Algonquin

• The French and English

What is a long house?

• A type of boat used for long journeys
• A home that housed many Iroquois families

• A type of tall building found in cities
• A type of dessert made with long noodles

How many families lived in a longhouse?

• The entire village lived in a longhouse.
• Up to 20 familes

• Only one family lived in a longhouse.

What are longhouses made out of?

• Glass and plastic
• Concrete and steel
• Brick and mortar
• Wood, bark and saplings

What were the Three Sisters?

• Potatoes, carrots, and onions
• Apples, oranges, and bananas
• Rice, wheat, and barley
• Corn, beans, and squash

In an Iroquois village, who does the planting?

• The women

• The farmer
• The men

• The Sachem

In an Iroquois village, who does the hunting?

• The women

• The men

• The Clan Mother

• The Great Spirit

What is an artifact?

• A type of natural disaster caused by volcanic eruptions
• A type of ancient writing system
• An object made by people in the past.

• A type of plant found in the rainforest