PPT-Iroquois Confederacy

Chapter 4 How was the Iroquois Confederacy structured The Origin of the Six Nations The Peacemaker 5 tribes constantly fighting Cayuga The People of the Swamp Mohawk The People of the Flint Stone. Born 1491 in St. . Malo. , France. Died St. . Malo. , France 1557. Given permission by King Charles I of France to look for gold in the New World and find a passage to Asia.. http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10123. The Confederacy was NOT democracy. Neither the clan mothers nor the chiefs were elected by the people. The position of clan mother was hereditary, and the chiefs were appointed by the clan mothers. In both cases, the people had no real say in who their leaders would be. . Iroquois. Food & Agriculture . Farming. -. Lived in areas with fertile soil. -500 CE farming was invented. -Farming led to rapid growth in people. -Woman were in charge for tending crops. -Maize, beans, squash & sunflowers. Wampum held a special place in the Iroquois ceremonies. Wampum beads, made of purple and white shells, were strung together or woven into belts. Wampum strings were used fro several purposes. Clan mothers carried special wampum strings to show their status. A person might carry a wampum string to remember a loved one. War chiefs had a black wampum. If the Grand Council became corrupt, the war chiefs would bring the black wampum to the Council as a warning to the Grand Chiefs.. What was the role and status of men and women. Women – worked for the good of the village – together with others. . Planted tended, & irrigated the crops – beans, corn & squash ( Three Sisters). The Main Linguistic Groups. Circa 1500. Migration. To move from one place to another(Immigration and Emigration are types of migration).. DEFINITIONS:. Sedentary. When a person or group . lives . in. Helen Li. American Museum of Natural History. The American Museum of Natural History has permanent cultural exhibits that display ancient artifacts from all over the world.. The toys in each exhibit are definitely worth noting because these toys reveal cultural differences among societies from the past and present. . American Entanglements in the Civil War Era. London . Morning Herald . (9-16-1862). “Let us do something as we are Christian men. Be it arbitration, intervention, diplomatic action, recognition of the South, remonstrance with the North, friendly interference or forcible pressure of some sort . . . The Peacemaker. The longhouse. The longhouse. The clans. Clan Mothers. Grand council. Wampum belts. Wampum belts. Wampum belts. Seventh generation. “In our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.”. By: Haley Mazgaj & Ryan Bednasz . GROWING CORN , BEANS ,AND SQAUSH?. The longhouse villagers found much of their food in nature, but they also grew crops such as sunflowers and melons. The basic crops they grew –corn, squash ,and beans – were known as the “Three Sisters.” the name “Sisters” also refers to the spirits of these plants. The women planted the three vegetables together in rows so the beans stalks would wind around the corn stalks for support. Squashes grew between these stalks to shade the ground keeping it moist ,and to stop the weeds from growing.. Most of the public buildings and monuments in Washington D.C., and state capitals are built in the classical style. This architectural tradition symbolized our nation’s indebtedness to the world of ancient Greece and Rome, especially in their ideas of government. . People built their villages along the banks of rivers and streams. . All Native Americans groups of the Eastern Woodlands shared the common natural resource of . trees. . Trees were used to make canoes, shelters, weapons, and produced food. . Iroquois confederacy 6.2.4.1 How was the Iroquois Confederacy structured? The Origin of the Six Nations The Peacemaker The Nations of the Confederacy The Clans The Chiefs The Peacemaker There were once five tribes who constantly fought with one another. . Subsistence . What type of food did the Iroquois eat?. Subsistence . What type of food did the Iroquois eat?. Iroquois were mostly farmers. They grew crops like, . beans. , . sunflowers. , . squash.