Native American Development: Eastern Woodlands

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3. Native American Development People of the Eastern Woodlands Life in the Eastern Woodlands Iroquois League Vocabulary 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

4. 10 Points What are the three stages of Native American Development called?

5. Answer Paleo, Archaic, and Woodland

6. 20 Points The first people that lived on the continent of North America traveled across a land bridge. What continent did they come from?

7. Answer Asia

8. 30 Points The Archaic Indians developed a stick or rod used to throw a spear harder and with more accuracy. What was it called?

9. Answer atlatl

10. 40 Points The Archaic Indians ate meat, fish, roots, nuts, and berries. This type of person is called a …

11. Answer hunter-gatherer

12. 50 Points The Woodland Indians began living in permanent shelters so they can tend to their crops. What were the three crops called the Three Sisters?

13. Answer corn, beans, and squash

14. 10 Points What were the two large Native American groups living in New York?

15. Answer Iroquois and Algonquian

16. 20 Points Native American children learned important lessons and about their history through this method…

17. Answer storytelling

18. 30 Points What made the Iroquois and Algonquian different?

19. Answer They spoke different languages and lived in different areas.

20. 40 Points The history, beliefs, traditions, and customs shared by a group of people is called their…

21. Answer heritage

22. 50 Points What Native American group did the Wappinger Indians belong to?

23. Answer Lenni Lenape of the Algonquian Indians

24. 10 Points What were the two types of shelter built by the Native Americans?

25. Answer Longhouse and wigwam

26. 20 Points What were the responsibilities of the men? (Name at least 3)

27. Answer Fishing, hunting, trading, building houses and walls, and defending villages

28. 30 Points What were the responsibilities of the women? (Name at least 3)

29. Answer Planting, harvesting crops, drying foods, cooking meals, caring for children, and fishing with the family.

30. 40 Points What were the responsibilities of the children? (Name at least one for each)

31. Answer Boys: hunting and building shelter Girls: cooking, making pottery, and making clothing

32. 50 Points The Iroquois are called the Haudenosaunee which means…

33. Answer People of the longhouse

34. 10 Points Around 1570, five Iroquois groups agreed to stop fighting. What was this agreement called?

35. Answer The Great Peace

36. 20 Points It is believed that a string of polished beads made from shells was used during council meetings. What was it called?

37. Answer wampum

38. 30 Points The Iroquois were divided into many _____, or groups that share the same ancestors. (Fill in the blank)

39. Answer clans

40. 40 Points Who was in charge of choosing men to serve in the village council?

41. Answer The clan mother

42. 50 Points What were the sachems responsible for?

43. Answer Keeping peace between the nations

44. 10 Points A person in a family who lived in the past is called…

45. Answer ancestor

46. 20 Points The act of growing crops and raising animals is called…

47. Answer agriculture

48. 30 Points Objects, like arrowheads, made by people in the past are known as…

49. Answer artifacts

50. 40 Points Time before written history is called…