Iroquois Confederacy:pls dont edit >:((((((((( you may study tho

Question 1

What was the Grand Council?

Answer 1

A council of 50 hoyaneh from all of the clans.

Question 2

Who were the Clan Mothers?

Answer 2

They were usually the oldest and most respected women in the clans.

Question 3

What did the Clan Mothers do?

Answer 3

They chose and advised the hoyaneh and were incharge of the clan’s peace and wellbeing.

Question 4

What does “Hoyaneh” mean?

Answer 4

“Caretakers of peace”.

Question 5

How could women have their voice heard?

Answer 5

By participating in the women’s council or being Clan Mothers.

Question 6

How could men have their voice heard?

Answer 6

By participating in the Men’s council or being hoyaneh.

Question 7

What nations were apart of the Iroquois Confederacy?

Answer 7

The Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga and the Tuscarora.

Question 8

Who were the Older Brothers?

Answer 8

The Mohawk and Seneca.

Question 9

Who were the Younger Brothers?

Answer 9

The Cayuga and Oneida.

Question 10

Who was the Keepers of the Council fire?

Answer 10

The Onondaga.

Question 11

What were Wampum belts?

Answer 11

Belts made of white and purple shell beads that were traditionally used in treaty signings. They were also used to tell a story about a persons family or clan.

Question 12

What were longhouses?

Answer 12

Traditional dwellings for the native people;could hold up to 60 people

Question 13

What are 2 examples of Wampum belts?

Answer 13

The Hiawatha Wampum belt and the Guswentah Wampum belt,or the Two Row Wampum Treaty.

Question 14

Is the Iroquois society set up to be Patrilineal or Matrilineal?

Answer 14

It is set up to be Matrilineal,which means the clan history through their mothers,and that when a child is born,it belongs to its mother’s Nation.

Question 15

What is Oral history?

Answer 15

It is a way to recount history in spoken records.

Question 16

Who learned these records and maintained them from generation to generation?

Answer 16

People called Memory Keepers learned the history of the Iroquois.

Question 17

How were decisions made?

Answer 17

First, the younger brothers, the Seneca and Mohawk, reach a consensus. If they do, the matter is passed on to the older brothers, the Cayuga and Oneida. If all goes well, the keepers of the Council Fire, the Onondaga will make the final judgement. If all nations agree, the decision is made.

Question 18

How was the title of Clan Mother passed down?

Answer 18

It was hereditary. Meaning that it was passed down to the women relative that was thought best suited for the position.

Question 19

True or False: The Clan mothers could remove hoyaneh that they thought did not do their job properly.

Answer 19

Answer: True.

Question 20

True or False: The women in the clans were never included in the decision making,men were the ones to make every decision.

Answer 20

Answer: False.

Question 21

Who were the leaders of the clans,the hoyaneh of the clan mothers?

Answer 21

The clan mothers.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: When women got married,the husband________________.

Answer 22

moved to the longhouse of the wife’s family.