US History Grade 5 Ch 2 Ls 1
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Lesson 1:
The Eastern Woodlands
Known as The Great Peace Maker
founder of the Iroquois Confederacy, a political and
cultural union of several Native American tribes
residing in the present-day state of New York.
The Great Peacemaker established a council of village
chiefs to govern the confederacy.
Confederacy - an alliance between persons, parties,
states, etc., for some purpose
Follower of Deganawidah cofounder of the Iroquois
Confederacy.
Convinced the five warring groups to join together in a
“Great Peace”.
According to legend, after the Great Peace, the five
groups buried their weapons, and over these weapons
Deganawidah planted a magnificent white pine tree.
The Tree of Peace is a symbol of peace in the Iroquois
culture.
A group of families bound together under a single
leadership.
A term often used to describe people who share a
common culture.
An organization that people form which unites them
for a particular purpose.
The Iroquois League is an example of a league.
The “Great Peace” brought about the Iroquois League
Members tribes of the Iroquois League:
Seneca
Cayuga
Onondaga
Oneida
Mohawk
Later a 6th joined… Tuscarora
Scolars believe it came together around 1580 AD.
The 5 tribes sent 50 representatives to a Great Council
Linked the lands of the League.
Today, the New York Thruway follows part of the route
of the Iroquois Trail.
This is where the Iroquois lived.
This is one of several regions that we will learn in this
chapter!
An area in which people with similar cultures live.
Native Americans tribes in each region developed
similar cultures using the resources of the
environment.
An Iroquois building used for shelter.
Young trees provided poles for the frames and slabs of
elm bark served as walls.
Why did the Iroquois use trees to build their houses?
What were other cultures we talked about building
their shelters from and why?
Polished seashells that were hung on strings or were
woven onto belts.
Highly valued by the Iroquois.
Could be used for:
Gift to honor marriage
Comfort someone after a death
Symbolize an important event
Used as an invitation to peaceful talks
Use the information from your “Summarize”
worksheet and organize these important ideas into a
brief sentence on how the Iroquois lived?
Then for homework, compare the Iroquois life to
anyone of the cultures/civilizations from Chapter 1.