Native peoples

Question 1

When did native peoples arrive in Quebec?

Answer 1

around 10,000 BCE, most were later. Do you know why?

Question 2

Three native language groups emerged. These were

Answer 2

Algonquians, Iroquoian, Inuit

Question 3

First contact in Quebec came around

Answer 3

1500

Question 4

Name an Algonquian speaking nation.

Answer 4

Cree, Naskapi, Innu, Algonquin. Attikamekw, Abenaki

Question 5

Algonquian economy was based around

Answer 5

hunting and gathering

Question 6

Algonquians lived in

Answer 6

tents and wigwams of bark

Question 7

Iroquoians lived in

Answer 7

long houses

Question 8

An Iroquoian speaking nation was

Answer 8

Mohawk, Huron, Erie, Seneca, Neutral

Question 9

Inuit lived in

Answer 9

igloos and tents

Question 10

What caused the migrations of native peoples?

Answer 10

Global warming melting the glaciers

Question 11

Which native group was nomadic?

Answer 11

Inuit

Question 12

Which native group was semi-nomadic (moved seasonally)?

Answer 12

Algonquians

Question 13

Which native group was semi-sedentary?

Answer 13

Iroquians

Question 14

Subsistence means that a people

Answer 14

has barely enough to eat

Question 15

What impact did the seasons have on the movement of Algonquians?

Answer 15

they moved to follow fish and game, hunting moose in the winter when the animals were slowed by snow, fishing in the spring and summer during spawning runs

Question 16

What is the difference between a kayak and an ulu?

Answer 16

An ulu is a knife used to cut, a kayak is a boat used for hunting

Question 17

What is the difference between basketry and pottery?

Answer 17

Basketry is making containers of bark, vines or small branches. Pottery is making containers from clay usually baked to make it hard.

Question 18

Deer fences were used to

Answer 18

Drive deer into a concentrated killing ground

Question 19

What were the role of men in Iroquoian society?

Answer 19

Hunting large game, fishing, building dwellings and palisades, defense and aggression

Question 20

What were women’s roles in Iroquoian society?

Answer 20

child care, planting crops, meal preparation, small game hunting