Chapter 4: Iroquois Confederacy Flashcards
UN (United Nations)
An organization that works for world peace.
Haudenosaunee
What the Six Nations called themselves, also known as the Iroquois to French settlers.
Peacemaker
One that came into the land and told people to cease abusing each other.
What is a longhouse?
Longhouses are what the Iroquois lived in. Each clan was separated into one.
Iroquois women roles
Clan mothers, tending to the Three Sisters, raising children, owning property.
Iroquois men
Chiefs, hunting and fishing, warfare, and made canoes.
Wampum
A belt of beads and strings that hold a message
War chiefs
Gathered warriors in war
Pine tree chiefs
Showed interest in public affairs, chosen to join the Grand Council by chiefs
How many chiefs make up the Grand Council?
50
What is the Great Law of Peace?
It’s the constitution for the Iroquois. The very first one was described on the Hiawatha wampum.
What does consensus mean?
Consensus is a form of decision making. It’s when everyone agrees on one thing.
When did men, women, children, and elders have a say in government?
In the clan meetings.
How did the clan mother get her position?
By the G.L.P
The Grand Council is what type of democracy?
Who sat on the Grand Council?
Representative and war cheifs
What was the Chief’s role as a representative of their nation?
Teachers and spiritual guides who remind people that the Creator wants them to live in peace.
Who is the Seventh Generation? How did they affect decisions that were made?
The seventh generation is the generation that the chiefs had to consider. The chiefs knew that their decisions would affect them, therefore encouraging them to think wisely.
What symbols do clans have?
Animal symbols
What do Wampum belts represent?
Wampum belts represent different meanings and messages.
How does the Hiawatha Wampum show the relationship among the nations of the Confederacy?
Each nation has a white square. The Onondaga nation is the Tree of Peace, and the lines connecting them all show their bond.
What does it mean when we say that the Iroquois Confederacy was a matrilineal society?
It means that women were highly respected.
What did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses
Who grew the crops? What did they grow?
Women grew the crops. They grew corn, beans, and squash. They called them “ Three Sisters “.
