Questions about the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was formed to:

• Promote peace and unity among the member nations

• Expand territorial boundaries

• Establish trade routes

• Create a centralized government

What do most of the festivals of the Northeast peoples have in common?

• They celebrate the harvest season.

• They are religious ceremonies.

• They focus on modern art.

• They are political events.

Why was wampum valuable?

• It was difficult to make

• It was used for decoration.

• It was used for religious purposes.

• It was used for communication.

What was a gustoweh? What did the feathers on a gustoweh show?

• A way to show bravery

• A feathered and beaded hat to represent which nation you were part of

• A way to show respect

• A hat that demonstrated a war warrior

How did the nations of the Northeast classify their clans?

• fathers clan; skill or trait

• religion

• counting coup

• Your abilities

What is principle of the seventh generation?

• guided their decisions, ensuring that they considered the impact of their actions on future generations.

• guided their eating habits

• your mothers clan will be impacted by your decisions

• you had no impact on future generations

Where were wigwams located? and what kind of families lived in them?

• near the Mississippi River; single families

• near the Atlantic Ocean; large families

• near the Gulf of Mexico; large families

• near the Great Lakes; single families

Where were longhouses located? and what kind of families lived in them?

• near the Atlantic Ocean; large families

• near the Missouri River; large families

• near the Ohio River; large families

• In the forest; single families

What are the religious & spiritual beliefs of the Northeast nations?

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• The seven teachings: wisdom, love, respect, bravery, truth, humility, and honesty. 

• spiritual beings

Why was the Northeast (Eastern Woodlands) a good place to live?

• The forest did not have any resources

• had many sources of water, year-round fishing, deer, and bear to hunt, trees for wood, and plants to gather.

• The three sisters

• it was not a good place to live