Iroquois Scavenger Hunt

Name: _________________

Teacher:_______________

1. What are the 3 sisters?_____________________________________________

2. The Iroquois agricultural system was based on the _______________________.

3. Who were responsible for the farming? _____________________________________

4. Explain "interplanting". ________________________________________________________________

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5. What does each Iroquois belong to?__________________________

6. What did Iroquois men spend much of their time doing? ________________________________________

7. What animal was in great demand because of its fur? __________________________________________

8. Where did the Iroquois originally live? ____________________________________________________

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9. What does Haudenosaunee mean? _______________________________________________________

10. Men were _________________, _________ and _______________ of the community. Women owned the ___________, gathered ___________________, ___________, made _______________ and ________________, and cared for the _______________.

11. The Eastern Woodlands is the area that is presently _________________________________.

12. Who joined together to form the Iroquois Nation? ____________________________________________

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13. Click here to see how a Longhouse was built.

14. The Iroquois loved to tell stories. Visit this site. Chose a story and read it, then write 3 or 4 sentences about it.

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15. What was wampum and what did the Iroquois use it for? _______________________________________

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16. List three Iroquois uses for the non-edible parts of the corn plant.

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17. Name 3 pieces of Iroquois clothing illustrated in the painting below.
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18. According to the Iroquois, what is the job of the eagle? ________________________________________

19. What is a favorite game of the Iroquois? __________________________________________________