Social 8: Aboriginal Societies Quiz

How were traditional teachings passed down through the generations of indigenous people?

What was an oral culture?

The Mi'kmaq lived in [blank_start]Eastern[blank_end] Canada, in what is now N[blank_start]ova Scotia[blank_end], P[blank_start]rince Edward Island[blank_end], New [blank_start]Brunswick[blank_end], and on the [blank_start]Gaspe Peninsula[blank_end] of [blank_start]Quebec[blank_end]. When it was summer, they [blank_start]farmed[blank_end] and lived along the [blank_start]coast[blank_end]. When it was winter, they travelled [blank_start]inland[blank_end] to the [blank_start]woods[blank_end] to [blank_start]hunt[blank_end].

Mi'kmaq villages were called _____.

Because of the Mi'kmaq's bountiful food supply, it wasn't unusual for people to live up to 100 years of age!

What were the Mi'kmaq's thoughts of nature?

The Mi'kmaq called Earth "[blank_start]Mother Earth[blank_end]". The Mi'kmaq's legends told of humans being put on earth by [blank_start]Kisulk[blank_end], the creator. [blank_start]Kisulk[blank_end] made the humans equal to everything else. Due to this spiritual belief, the Mi'kmaq treated all living things with [blank_start]respect[blank_end].

What does the Mi'kmaq Government allow?

Each Mi'kmaq community had a local leader. What were they called?

The community leader was usually very unskilled at hunting and searching.

The land of the Mi'kmaq was divided into [blank_start]seven[blank_end] districts. A district leader [blank_start]governed[blank_end] each district. They had the power to make [blank_start]war and peace[blank_end]. They also [blank_start]settled[blank_end] disputes and divided hunting and fishing territories among family [blank_start]clans[blank_end].

What was the Government of the Mi'kmaq based on?

Check SEVEN things that women did in Mi'kmaq society:

Check all SIX Haudenosaunee nations:

Where did the Haudenosaunee live?

Check FIVE beliefs the Haudenosaunee had:

The Haudenosaunee were some of Canada's first farming peoples

Who were the "Three Sisters"?

The corn stalks [blank_start]supported[blank_end] the climbing beans. The squash [blank_start]discouraged[blank_end] weeds from [blank_start]crowding[blank_end] the corn. Also, the big squash leaves kept it [blank_start]shady[blank_end] from the sun and the soil stayed [blank_start]moist[blank_end]. These vegetables gives a [blank_start]healthy[blank_end] diet.

Haudenosaunee legends told of a woman who fell from the sky and gave birth to a daughter. The daughter died while having two twin boys. They planted corn, beans, and squash on her grave. Who was the woman who fell from the sky?

Check FIVE other things that the Haudenosaunee grew: