The Eastern Woodlands

CHAPTER 2 LESSON 1

SOCIAL STUDIES 5TH GRADE

MR. VIDA

Bell Ringer!

WRITE ABOUT 3 FACTS ABOUT LIFE WITHIN THE

IROQUOIS LEAGUE?

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What We will see here…PREVIEW:

BEGINNING MORE THAN 1,000 YEARS AGO , RICH TRADING KINGDOMS DEVELOPED IN WEST AFRICA.

PLACES:

•SAHARA

•GHANA

•TIMBUKTU

•MALI

•MECCA

•SONGHAI

PEOPLE:

•MANSA MUSA

VOCABULARY:

•CARAVAN

•PILGRIMAGE

•ASTROLABE

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The Eastern Woodlands:

The Eastern Woodlands:

Legend:•DEGANAWIDAH HAD A VISION TO END MANY, MANY YEARS OF BLOODY TRIBAL BATTLES THAT TOOK MANY LIVES

•DEGANAWIDAH & HIAWATHA CONVINCED THE WARRING GROUPS TO JOIN THE “GREAT PEACE”

Tree of Peace:•PEOPLE OF THE 5 TRIBES BURIED THEIR WEAPONS AND DEGANAWIDAH PLANTED A TREE OVER THEM

Iroquois•THE NAME FOR THE FIVE GROUPS OF INDIANS WHO JOINED TOGETHER FOR THE “GREAT PEACE”

•THEY FORMED THE IROQUOIS LEAGUE & COMPRISED OF:

1. MOHAWK

2. ONEIDA

3. ONONDAGA

4. CAYUGA

5. SENECA

Tribe•A TRIBE IS A GROUP OF FAMILIES BOUND TOGETHER UNDER A SINGLE LEADERSHIP

•OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE WHO SHARE A COMMON CULTURE

Iroquois League•THE 5 TRIBES SENT 50 REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GREAT COUNCIL – ALL MEN

•THE GREAT COUNCIL MADE DECISIONS FOR THE LEAGUE AS A WHOLE

•THE OLDER WOMEN OF THE TRIBE CHOOSE AND COULD REMOVE THESE REPRESENTATIVES

Iroquois Trail•LINKED THE LANDS OF THE TRIBE, & IS LOCATED IN UPPER STATE NEW YORK

Eastern Woodlands cultural region:•ONE OF SEVERAL REGIONS IN THE U.S.

•NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES WITHIN EACH REGION DEVELOPED SIMILAR CULTURES USING THE RESOURCES OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT

cultural region:•AN AREA IN WHICH PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR CULTURES LIVE

Living in the woodlands:•EASTERN WOODLAND REGION PROVIDED RICH RESOURCES

1. THICK FORESTS OFFERED NEARLY ENDLESS WOOD

2. PLENTIFUL ANIMALS FOR HUNTING

3. THOUSANDS OF LAKES AND RIVERS FOR WATER & FISH

4. BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO GROW MANY CROPS IN THE FERTILE SOIL

Living in the woodlands:

Living in the woodlands:•THE IROQUOIS USED THE WOOD LANDS FOR SHELTER, FOOD, & CLOTHING

•THE ATTACHED POTS TO TREES TO GATHER SAP FOR MAPLE SYRUP

•ALSO CLEARED PARTS OF TREE AREAS TO MAKE FIELDS FOR CROPS

longhouse•AN IROQUOIS BUILDING USED FOR SHELTER

•COULD BE AS LONG AS 150 FEET

•DIVIDED INTO LIVING AREAS FOR UP TO 12 FAMILIES

•ROWS OF COOKING FIRES WERE PLACED IN THE CENTER AISLE

•IROQUOIS VILLAGES OR TOWNS COULD HAVE AS MANY AS 150 LONGHOUSES

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Iroquois Beliefs & Customs:•LIKE OTHER NATIVE AMERICANS, THEY FELT A DEEP CONNECTION TO ANIMALS, TREES & OTHER RESOURCES

•WHEN AN IROQUOIS HUNTER KILLED A DEER, HE KNELT BESIDE IT & SPOKE TO IT

•THANKING IT FOR THE MEAT & CLOTHING IT WOULD BRING TO HIS FAMILY BEFORE SKINNING IT

Iroquois Beliefs & Customs:•AT HARVEST TIME, THE IROQUOIS GAVE THANKS FOR THEIR CROPS

•“Great spirit in heaven, we salute you with our thanks, that you have preserved so many

of us for another year, to participate in the ceremonies of this occasion”

Iroquois Beliefs & Customs:

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wampum•POLISHED SEASHELLS THAT WERE HUNG ON STRINGS OR WOVEN INTO BELTS

•HIGHLY VALUED BY THE IROQUOIS

•MIGHT BE GIVEN TO HONOR A MARRIAGE, COMFORT SOMEONE, OR USED AS AN INVITATION FOR PEACE

The Iroquois today:•ABOUT 50,000 AND MANY LIVE ON RESERVATIONS IN UPPER NEW YORK STATE

reservation:•LAND SET ASIDE BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS

Lesson 2 Review:1. WHAT IS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS?

Songhai controlled more land than both Ghana & Mali

Mali reached its peak during the rule of Mansa Musa

The kingdom of Ghana developed in West Africa

Lesson 2 Review:1. WHAT IS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS?

Songhai controlled more land than both Ghana & Mali

Mali reached its peak during the rule of Mansa Musa

The kingdom of Ghana developed in West Africa

Lesson 2 Review:2. WHY DID CARAVANS CROSS THE SAHARA DESERT?

Lesson 2 Review:2. WHY DID CARAVANS CROSS THE SAHARA DESERT?

To trade with the kingdoms of West Africa

Lesson 2 Review:3. WHY DID TIMBUKTU DEVELOP INTO A CENTER OF MUSLIM LEARNING?

Lesson 2 Review:3. WHY DID TIMBUKTU DEVELOP INTO A CENTER OF MUSLIM LEARNING?

Mansa Musa brought scholars and artists to Timbuktu and built a center for study, The Great Mosque.

Lesson 2 Review:4. WHAT MAJOR RESOURCES DID WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS CONTROL? WHAT

IMPORTANT RESOURCES DID THEY LACK?

Lesson 2 Review:

West African kingdoms controlled gold and lacked salt

4. What major resources did West African kingdoms control? What

important resources did they lack?

Lesson 2 Review:5. WHY DID MANSA MUSA TRAVEL WITH SO MANY

PEOPLE AND SO

MUCH GOLD?

Lesson 2 Review:WHY DID MANSA MUSA TRAVEL WITH SO MANY

PEOPLE AND SO

MUCH GOLD?Possible Answer: To impress people so that they would trade with him. He also used gold for traveling purposes. No credit cards then!