USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which tribe ate corn, beans, squash and game?
A
Inuit
B
Iroquois
C
Lakota
D
Pueblo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Haudenosaunee were well known for agricultural skill. Partly due to the practice of planting crops like corn, beans and squash, sometimes known as the three sisters, together to encourage growth. These three foods, grown together, made up a large portion of the Haudenosaunee diet.

Detailed explanation-2: -They harvested wild berries and herbs. Iroquois men hunted deer and elk and fished from the rivers. Iroquois dishes included corn breads, stews, and soups cooked on stone hearths. Iroquois men would often woo their women by playing beautiful flute music outside the longhouse.

Detailed explanation-3: -Long Ago Onondagas had developed their own food system to survive. The Haudenosaunee were hunters as well as gatherers. The crops that were the basis for our diet were corn, beans and squash. Corn, beans and squash are commonly referred to by the Onondaga as well as all of the Haudenosaunee as the 3 sisters.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Iroquois Confederacy or the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse), was made up of five tribes, Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and the Seneca originating from New York.

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