Grade 3 History
First Nation Societies around 1500s
Iroquoians
- There were approximately 25 Iroquoian nations living in the St-Lawrence Lowlands and near the Great Lakes
- Sedentary - they stayed in the same place all year long
- They lived in homes called longhouses – a village was made up of many longhouses
- A longhouse was 6 to 7 meters in width and the length depended on how many families were living in the house – some were even 30 meters long with 12 families sharing five fireplaces
- They farmed, fished and hunted in order to live
- They farmed what are known as the 3 sisters – Corn, Beans and Squash
- The woman were in charge of the lands and cultivation while the men went out and hunted
- When the land was no longer good enough for farming, the village would move a few kilometers away and start their village their
- The women were an important part of the society
- The clan membership was decided by the mother’s line and not the father’s
- The women were also involved in the political life of the village
Iroquoians
- There were approximately 25 Iroquoian nations living in the St-Lawrence Lowlands and near the Great Lakes
- Sedentary - they stayed in the same place all year long
- They lived in homes called longhouses – a village was made up of many longhouses
- A longhouse was 6 to 7 meters in width and the length depended on how many families were living in the house – some were even 30 meters long with 12 families sharing five fireplaces
- They farmed, fished and hunted in order to live
- They farmed what are known as the 3 sisters – Corn, Beans and Squash
- The woman were in charge of the lands and cultivation while the men went out and hunted
- When the land was no longer good enough for farming, the village would move a few kilometers away and start their village their
- The women were an important part of the society
- The clan membership was decided by the mother’s line and not the father’s
- The women were also involved in the political life of the village
Algonquians
- There were 9 Algonquian bands in Quebec and 1 in Ontario - approximately 11,000 in all
- Were active in the fur trade
- Enemies of the Iroquois
- Primarily hunting nations
- Nomadic people - do not live in one place for long - seeing as they were hunters, they needed to move to where the animals were
- Used canoes, toboggans, and snowshoes to get around depending on the season
Incas
- Lived in Peru (South America)
- People estimate that there were about 4 million to 37 million Incas
- Used conquest or peaceful change in order to get more people under their rule
- Language used was Quechua
- Worshipped Inti - the sun god
- Their king was the Sapa Inca and he was considered the child of the sun
- Created great monuments
- A staple in the Inca diet was potatoes and sweet potatoes
- They also ate meats like llamas and alpacas
- There were 9 Algonquian bands in Quebec and 1 in Ontario - approximately 11,000 in all
- Were active in the fur trade
- Enemies of the Iroquois
- Primarily hunting nations
- Nomadic people - do not live in one place for long - seeing as they were hunters, they needed to move to where the animals were
- Used canoes, toboggans, and snowshoes to get around depending on the season
Incas
- Lived in Peru (South America)
- People estimate that there were about 4 million to 37 million Incas
- Used conquest or peaceful change in order to get more people under their rule
- Language used was Quechua
- Worshipped Inti - the sun god
- Their king was the Sapa Inca and he was considered the child of the sun
- Created great monuments
- A staple in the Inca diet was potatoes and sweet potatoes
- They also ate meats like llamas and alpacas