Iroquois

Iroquois NAME: _____sam higgins___________________ PERIOD: __________ DATE: ______________

· ** Leaders, Elites ** · ** State Structure ** · ** War ** · ** Diplomacy, Treaties ** · ** Courts, Laws ** || ||  · ** Type of System ** · ** Technology, Industry ** · ** Trade, Commerce ** · ** Capital/Money ** · ** Types of Businesses ** || ** Received Alcohol from European traders, lead to the partial downfall of Iroquois. ** · ** Holy Books ** · ** Beliefs, Teachings ** · ** Conversion ** · ** Sin/Salvation ** · ** Deities ** ||  · ** Family ** · ** Gender Relations ** · ** Social Classes ** · ** Inequalities ** · ** Life Styles ** || ** Typical Clan based ranking. Iroquois promoted equality, therefore gender relations were good. They were a agricultural society so not too wealthy. ** || · ** Art, Music ** · ** Writing, Literature ** · ** Philosophy ** · ** Math & Science ** · ** Education ** || ** No innovations as far as science, they adopted farming techniques from Mesoamerica, so they were behind technologically. Promoted equality. ** || · ** Location ** · ** Physical ** · ** Movement ** · ** Human/Environment ** · ** Region ** ||
 * =POLITICAL=
 * The Iroquois triggered a political innovation. A confederation, known as the Great Law of Peace. It was an agreement to settle their differences peacefully.  **
 * Iroquois League of five nations-settled blood feuds **
 * =ECONOMIC=
 * Agricultural, adopting Maize and bean-farming technique that originated in Mesoamerica  ** ||
 * == RELIGIOUS ==
 * Most likely similar to other native American religious, had many deities, polytheistic.  ** ||
 * == SOCIAL ==
 * == INTELLECTUAL, artS ==
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==
 * Location is current day New York state and parts of Canada. Cold region. ** ||

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