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Tribes of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Choose the one illustration that best represents the Cayuga tribe and the special skill that Tarenyawagon gifted them.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Each tribe in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy had their own style of headdress. Which of the illustrations below best shows the Mohawk tribe's headdress?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

The illustration above shows a beautiful valley where Tarenyawagon separated several families from his group and told them to build their village. He also gifted this tribe skills in weaponry and basket-weaving. Which tribe did it become?

a)

Seneca

b)

Onondaga

c)

Oneida

d)

Cayuga

e)

Mohawk

4.

The Native American pictured is from the Seneca tribe. What were they also known as?

a)

The Keepers of the Secrets

b)

The Keepers of the Eastern Door

c)

The Keepers of the Eastern Window

d)

The Keepers of the Western Door

5.

The Seneca (pictured) were said to be gifted speakers, the Onondaga were said to be protectors, the Oneida were known for their wisdom, the Cayuga were guardians of the rivers, and the Mohawk built great longhouses and were good at planting. What was the simile that Hiawatha compared them to?

a)

Like peas and carrots.

b)

Like five fingers on one hand.

c)

Like Mike Wazowski with two eyes.

d)

Like five toes on one foot.

6.

Great skill in shooting arrows was gifted to which tribe by Tarenyawagon?

a)

Cayuga

b)

Seneca

c)

Mohawk

d)

Onondaga

e)

Oneida

7.

Which words complete the following sentence:


Hiawatha told the tribes to select the wisest ___________ in their tribes to become clan __________ and peacemakers.


[type the first word and the second word]

(a)  

8.

Look at the map above. From 1 to 5 (east to west), which order is correct when matching the land to the the tribes of the Haudenosaunee?

a)

Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida

b)

Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk

c)

Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk

d)

Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca