Compare and Contrast
Transcript: Compare and Contrast Food Homes Clothing Land Climate Government Recreation Impotant Beliefs Inventions The Algonquin lived in longhouses made of -cedar, ash, elm, fir bark Reason for using -sturdy The Iroquois people ate: -Strawberries,Blackberries -Beans -Green corn, little corn, Maize(corn), corn soup -Fish -Squash -early form of popcorn called ‘ogarita’ -maple syrup -wild fruit -roots -herbs -nuts Iroquois Iroquois The Algonquin people ate: -corn -beans -squash -fish -wild rice -meat(hunting, trapping) -boiled rice seasoned with berries and maple sugar -buffalo -moose -caribou -deer -elk -rabbit Iroqouis -Harvest festivals to thank the spirits for a bountiful harvest and ensure their aid with next year’s crop harvest -After a sick person recovered, he would make a face into a tree from a dream while burning tobacco Iroqouis The Algonquin wore: -birchbark raincoats -women made clothing out of hides from deer, caribou, moose -breechclout -leggings -women wore dresses -fur robe Instead of having war with different tribes, the Iroqouis played the game Lacrosse Algonquin -the weather was harsh -so cold it wasn’t rare to starve to death Algonquin Algonquin Algonquin The Alognquin governed themselves by: -signing treaties with the Europeans Algonquin The Algonquin people made many inventions to like: -canoes -grease -carpet -maple sugar -moose calls -containers -utensils -spears -bow and arrows The Iroquois lived in homes called wigwams made of birch or elm bark. Reason for using-to sleep in Iroquois -hunting -snowsnake(throw javelin like sticks in a trough and see how far they could get the stick) you would win if you got your stick the farthest. Highly skilled Iroqouis Algonquin Algonquin -very cold in the winter -warm summers Algonquin Iroqouis -had to be easy to defend(hilltop, swamp or marsh at the base) -had to be near areas rich soil for crops - A forest for both building materials and firewood -a supply of adequate drinking water The Iroqouis people had many inventions that helped the survive like: -toboggans -snowshoes -canoe Iroqouis -believed that all things have a spirit including plants, rocks and animals -if a hunter disrespects the animal he caught, he would not be successful in his next hunt -to show respect to the animal you killed, you would keep the bones and hang them on a tree The Algonquin people needed their land near a lake or marsh Algonquin Iroquois The Iroqouis wore: -Iroquois people wore clothes provided by buffalo hides or deer skin The Iroqouis governed themselves by: -The Great Law of Peace -Peacemakers