Haudenosaunee Unit Exam Review Power Point

1. Haudenosaunee Unit ExamReview Power Point This power point is one of the review tools for the unit exam. You also need your notes and your crossword puzzle and you should come to the after school review class.

2. Archaeology and Anthropology Vocabulary

3. Finding as exact a date as possible – Radio Carbon ( Carbon 14) Dating is an example of this type of dating. Absolute Dating

4. Evidence of New Stone Age or Neolithic people would be found at this type of site. Village Site

5. Objects found at a site of human habitation – such as garbage from cooking, bones from eaten meals and flakes from making a point. Material Remains

6. The spread of an idea and the technology necessary to make it work. Diffusion

7. An area in which different groups of people adapt to their surrounding in similar ways. The Eastern Woodlands is an example. Culture Area

8. The study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their culture by analysis of their artifacts, non – movable artifacts and material remains Archaeology

9. Evidence of Paleo – Indian Big Game Hunters would be found at this type of site Kill Site

10. When man learned to tap the energy in plants and animals he was able to stay in one place longer. This is called the . . . Neolithic Revolution

11. A man made remain of a culture Artifact

12. The science of man – the study of man and his culture Anthropology

13. Dating artifacts and material remains by comparing them to things around them. The Law of Superposition is an example of this type of dating. Relative Dating

14. Evidence of Archaic Hunters and Gatherers would be found at this type of site. Camp Site

15. Five Changes that occur when a culture gets a steadier supply of food • Population increases • Villages develop • Greater variety of artifacts • Trade develops • More free time to develop more complex religious and political systems

16. Iroquois Creation Story

17. The Iroquois believe that the world is an island floating on the back of a great . . . Sea Turtle

18. The Iroquois call the earth . . . Turtle Island

19. What crops grew from the Twins Mother’s body? Head – Corn, Beans and Squash Heart - Tobacco

20. Corn, Beans and Squash were called . . . “Our Supporters – The Three Sisters”

21. What animals were created by the Right and Left Handed Twins? Right – Deer, Ground Squirrel and Porcupine Left – Mountain Lion, Weasel and Bear

22. What were the first two duels fought by the Twins? Great Bowl Game and Lacrosse

23. Sapling, “He holds up the Sky”, Master of Life and Great Creator are all names for the ____ Handed Twin? Right

24. Who controls the day and who controls the night? Day – Right Handed Twin Night – Left Handed Twin

25. Flint, “The Devious One”, “The One Covered with Boils” and Old Wharty are all names for the ______ Handed Twin. Left

26. What did the Iroquois call the moon? Our Grandmother

27. What was the name of the Left - Handed Twin when he was the head of the False Faces? Great Fellow

28. Iroquois Family Organization Kinship System

29. A society in which the female is the head of the family Matrilineal Society

30. A society in which the male is the head of the family Patrilineal Society

31. Iroquois name for the Nuclear Family of mother, father and children Fireside Family

32. Iroquois name for the Extended Family including all the relatives of your mother. Most important family in the Iroquois world Longhouse Family

33. You were always in the Longhouse and Clan of your . . . Mother

34. What are the three clans that every Iroquois village has? Bear, Wolf and Turtle

35. Clans of the Air Heron, Hawk and Snipe (Woodcock)

36. Clans of the Land Bear, Wolf and Deer

37. Clans of the Water Turtle, Beaver and Eel

38. All the children who live under the roof of a Longhouse are . . . Brothers and Sisters

39. Powers of the Clan Mother (Matron) • Name children • Choose the chiefs • Decide the fate of prisoners of war • Arrange marriages

40. Iroquois Time and Religion

41. What address opens all Iroquois festivals? Thanksgiving Address

42. Three food cycles • Hunting and fishing cycle • Gathering Cycle • Domestic ( Agricultural ) Cycle

43. “When the leaf of the oak tree reaches the size of a squirrel’s ear” the Iroquois: plant crops

44. “When the corn is in the milk” the Iroquois celebrate the . . . Green Corn Festival

45. “When the Three Sisters come home from the fields” the Iroquois celebrate the . . . Harvest Festival

46. Children are named twice a year by the Clan Matrons. What are the two festivals at which children are named? Green Corn and Mid - Winter

47. Mid – Winter Festival – What took place? • Iroquois New Year • Children named • Honor the Great Creator • Dream Rite • White Dog Ceremony • Great Bowl Game

48. Three Spaces on the Turtle’s Back • Forest – Man’s World • Clearing – Woman’s World • World of Water – Fishing, Trade, Travel and War

49. How did you become a member of the False Faces? • Be cured by the False Faces • Inherit a mask from your parents • Have a dream about a spirit that caused disease

50. Iroquois Confederacy Story andIroquois Government