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Where did the first Native

Americans come from?

Siberia in Asia

When did the first Native Americans

come to North America?

During the last ice age

How did the first Native Americans get to the North

America?

Across a land bridge

What 5 tribes made up the

Iroquois Confederacy?

Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga,

Oneida, Mohawk (SCOOM)

What did the Iroquois call themselves?

Haudenosaunee

What do the Iroquois call corn,

beans and squash?

3 sisters

Who was responsible for

the planting and harvesting of

crops?

women

What did the Iroquois live in?

longhouses

What did the Iroquois base

their time upon?

Nature and the seasons

What is the America name for a family consisting of

a mother, father and kids?

Nuclear family

What do we call the Iroquois

nuclear family?

Fireside family

What is the American name for

the family consisting of all the person’s relatives?

Extended family

What do we call the Iroquois

extended family?

Longhouse family

Who were the warriors and hunters in

Iroquois society?

men

According to the Iroquois creation myth, which twin

was the good twin?

Right - handed

What word means a person’s descent is traced

through the female?

matrilineal

According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found

the first soil?

muskrat

What do we call a bunch of

longhouse families?

clan

What was the sixth nation to

join the Iroquois Confederacy?

Tuscarora

What tribe hosted the Iroquois Confederacy meetings?

Onondaga

Who were the founders of the

Iroquois Confederacy?

Deganawida, Hiawatha

What was the most important

Iroquois festival?

Mid-Winter

What are shells used for

communication and trade called?

wampum