Chapter 2 - Lesson 1 - NY First People

Question 1

Where did Algonquians live?

Answer 1

In New York in wigwams

Question 2

What are wigwams made of?

Answer 2

A wood frame and covered with hides or woven reeds

Question 3

Describe the daily life of the Algonquians.

Answer 3

Built canoes to travel

Traded food and furs for copper and seashells with other Native Americans

Question 4

What is TRADITION and what were some of the Algonquians traditions?

Answer 4

TRADITION is a way of life that has been followed for a long time.

Algonquian men hunted, fished, and trapped and fought in wars

Algonquian women cared for the children, built wigwams, prepared food, and made clothing, mats and most tools

Question 5

How did the Algonquians use natural resources to help them survive?

Answer 5

They camped near rivers or lakes to fish.

They hunted birds and gathered plants for foods.

Furs and animal hides were made into clothing.

Bones to make tools.

Question 6

What is a confederation?

Answer 6

A government in which separate groups of people join together, but local leaders still have power.

Question 7

Five Iroquoian nations joined to form which confederation?

Answer 7

Haudenosaunee League

Question 8

What is a longhouse?

Answer 8

A long, narrow house that is home to many families

Question 9

What are the similarities and differences between the Algonquians and the Haudenosaunee?

Answer 9

The Haudenosaunee spent more time farming then moving around like the Algonquians.

But the men and women from both tribes had similar roles.

Question 10

Compare the wigwams and the longhouses.

Answer 10

Many families live in a long, narrow house - longhouse

One family living in a house made of hides and woven reeds.

Question 11

Why is planting maize, beans, and squash in the same field a good idea?

Answer 11

The maize supported the bean vines. The large leaves of the squash plants helped keep water in the soil.

Called the “three sisters”

Question 12

What is a clan?

Answer 12

A group of related families

Question 13

Into what 3 clans were the Lenape divided?

Answer 13

Munsee, Unami, and Unalachtigo

Each clan had animal names like:
Wolf, turtle, wild turkey.

Question 14

What are ancestors?

Answer 14

Ancestors are relatives born long ago

Question 15

Who lead the Lenape village?

Answer 15

A male leader (a Sachem) and a council of men

Question 16

Who choose the Sachem?

Answer 16

The oldest women in the clan

Question 17

Why were the Lenape called “grandfather”?

Answer 17

Because they were the old west Algonquian group

Question 18

How did the Lenape record their history?

Answer 18

By carving pictures into wood or bark, know as Walum Olum.

In later years they wrote the Walum Olum events on paper

Question 19

Which clan lived in NYC?

Answer 19

The Munsee

Question 20

Describe where and how the Lenape lived.

Answer 20

Usually lived on high ground near rivers and streams.

Village could have up to 40 longhouses

They farmed beans, corn, squash, and pumpkins.

They believed the land belonged to nature.

Question 21

What are Natural Resources?

Answer 21

Are things from the environment that people use.

Question 22

What is agriculture?

Answer 22

Farming

Question 23

What is the slash-and-burn method?

Answer 23

To open up land for crops, the Lenape burned their fields to clear them.

It used up the soil quickly and forced them to move often in search of new land.

Question 24

Describe the different roles of Lenape men and women.

Answer 24

Women:

Farmed, gathered food, cooked meals, made clay pots, wove baskets, and took care of children.

Children are born into a mother’s clan

Husband moves into the wife’s longhouse.

Men:

Hunted, fished, cleared fields, made weapons and tools

Served sachems and defend villages

Elders are honored and respected for wisdom and experience

Question 25

Describe the legends and ceremonies of the Lenape

Answer 25

Very important to the Lenape

Different ceremonies celebrated at different times

beginning of harvest - Green Corn Ceremony

Ceremonies took place in a large central building known as the Big House

Legends and stories have been handed down over time

Question 26

What is culture?

Answer 26

The way of life that people create for themselves and pass on to their children.

Question 27

Describe the legend of how the Earth was created.

Answer 27

Earth was made by a Creator who caused a giant turtle to rise from the sea.

A large cedar tree grew on the turtle’s shell and produced the first man and woman.

Question 28

Where do most Lenape live?

Answer 28

Many live in Oklahoma and continue to celebrate their nation’s culture

Question 29

What natural resources did the Lenape use?

Answer 29

Food came from farming

Shelter came from trees and animal hides

Clothing came from plants and animal hides