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Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy Pt. 1 Flashcards

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What materials are used to create Wampum belts?

A

Shells and strings

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What is the significance of having purple and white shells on a Wampum belt?

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White shells symbolize peace and purple symbolize important messages

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How many people would typically live in a longhouse?

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50-60 people

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Approximately how many people could all live in a Haudenosaunee settlement at once?

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3000

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What was the name European people gave to the Haudenosaunee people?

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Iroquois

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What are the names of the 5 founding nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?

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Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Mohawk, Seneca

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Who were the “big brother” tribes?

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Seneca and the Mohawk

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Who were the “little brother” tribes?

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Cayuga and the Oneida

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What was the title given to the people of the Onondaga nation?

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Keepers of the fire

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What is the name of the Wampum the symbolized the 5 nations coming together?

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Hiawatha belt

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What is the significance of the tree of peace in the Onondaga nation?

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It is the site where the 5 tribes uprooted a white pine in order to bury their weapons underneath

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What is the purpose of Wampum belts?

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Wampum records history, informs leaders, explains who they are.

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Who were the keepers of the Western gate?

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Seneca

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Which tribe were known as the Keepers of the Fire?

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The Onondaga

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True or False: Tododaga was a war and power hungry person

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True

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Who were the people who brought the Haudenosaunee together in peace?

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Jigonsaseh, Hiawatha, Peacemaker

17
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True or False: there are 5 territories the compose the Haudenosaunee

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True

18
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True or False: Tododaho was an evil man who had scales for skin and snakes in his hair.

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False

19
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Who was the first tribe to sign the peace treaty?

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The Mohawk

20
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Who created the Haudenosaunee Confederacy through establishing the Great Law of Peace?

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The Peacemaker

21
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The Grand Council used ___________ as a form of decision-making

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Consensus

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