Iroquois Test

What are one of the most powerful Native American groups in North America, formed by five Iroquois nations, probably in the late 1500's?

• archeologist
• Sachem
• Iroquois League
• Wampum

What are small beads made from sea shells, wampum belts were used by Iroquois to send messages?

• artifact
• wampum
• powwow
• clan

What does Haudenosaunee mean?

• a league of five Iroquois - speaking nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk
• corn, beans, squash
• a trail that was so important because it helped people in villages stay in touch with each other.
• small beads made from sea shells to send messages to each other.

What are the three sisters?

• beads, shells, string
• bear, beaver, moose
• corn, beans, squash
• sap, harvest, ripe

What is a clan?

• Native American meeting or celebration, often including music, dancing, and religious ceremonies.
• group of people made up of families that share an ancestor.
• leader of each nation of the Iroquois League, chosen to be part of the Grand Council to vote on important issues.
• One of the most powerful Native American groups in North America, formed by five Iroquois nations.

What was NOT the jobs of the Iroquois children?

• get water and food for the fire
• boys learned how to shoot a bow and arrow
• girls learned how to cook, make pottery, and make clothing
• hunt and fish

Chiefs represented each clan. They were chosen by

• previous chief
• clan mother
• people
• women's counsil

What sport did the Iroquois invent and still popular today?

• basketball
• baseball
• lacrosse
• hockey

The Iroquois families lived in a home called

• wigwams
• longhouses
• teepees

A wampum belt was used by the Iroquois in order to

• tell the history and events of the Iroquois confederacy
• wear to social gatherings
• as a way to show peace, agreements, and show their word was true
• both A & C