PPT-Chapter 4: Iroquois Confederacy

Haudenosaunee howdenoSHOWnee Haudenosaunee means people who build and is the proper name of the people of the Longhouse the Six Nations The French settlers called them Iroquois which you are likely familiar with . 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. By:Alana,Amber,Emiley. Know the Vocabulary. Tweezed-plucked hair out of there head.. Regailia-it is a headdress or belt that are worn to ceremonies.. Moccasins-they are made out of fur,cloth,beads,or feathers.. 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.. The Northwest Passage. St. Lawrence River brings Europeans into Michigan waters. England, France and Spain claimed areas of the New World – French get Northern North America. Jacques Cartier – 1. 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. . 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). Royal Government of New France. New France. New France was established in 1604 and became a royal province in the new world in 1663.. Louis XIV established New France after declaring war on the Iroquois.. By . Jack, Matthew . and . Zachary. . Vocabulary. Transportation-An act or process of transporting or being transported. Snowshoes- a shoe made of wood that is bigger than a regular shoe and is used in winter. How did the social structure of the Iroquois Confederacy . In Iroquois society, men and women were considered equals. They had, however, separate and clearly defined roles. Men hunted and fished; women farmed and made clothing. Both men and women helped the community in their own ways. The Iroquois political system was similar. . Question. : . What was New France? . Where did it come from? . Where did it go?. Fact. : . New France, was a colonial territory that existed for more than 2 centuries.. At its peak, it covered nearly a third of north America. 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). Lesson Objectives. Describe how the Eastern Woodlands peoples adapted to their environment. . . Locate the Eastern Woodlands cultural area and compare ways of life among its inhabitants. . Vocabulary.