Iroquois Confederacy Flashcards
The name that the people of the Six Nations called themselves.
Haudenosaunee
An organization that works for world peace.
United Nations
A partnership that is agreed on by nations or groups of people
Confederacy
A large group of families who are related to one another
Clan
A thing that represents or stands for something else
Symbol
Tell you about the location of the countries and cities
Political Map
Tell you what an area was like in the past
Historical Map
Provide information about features of the land like rivers, mountains and elevation
Physical Map
A shared belief system that often includes the same language, culture, values and attitudes
Collective Identity
Selected by each nation to sit on the Grand Council
War Chief
Showed special abilities or had an interest in public affairs
Pine Tree Chief
All the people affected by a decision have an equal voice. There is discussion and the final agreement represents a decision that everyone agrees to.
Consensus
Successive descendants in a family. For example grandparents, parents and children are three ________
Gernerations
