Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Flashcard

Front

What is the basic purpose of government?

Back

to make decisions on behalf of a group

Front

Which is the best example of an economy helping people survive?

Back

Some members of a group hunt seals while others make clothing from fur.

Front

How did the governments of small nomadic groups compare to the governments of an Indian confederacy?

Back

A male member led most small nomadic groups, while councils made decisions in Indian conferences.

Front

What is the best conclusion to draw from this part of the Iroquois Constitution: "If any man or any outside the Five Nations shall obey the laws of the Great Peace...they may trace the Roots to the Tree and if their minds are clean and they are obedient and promise to obey the wishes of the Confederate Council, they shall be welcomed to take shelter beneath the Tree of the Long Leaves."

Back

The Confederate Council was the decision-making body for all members of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Front

Which statement best analyzes the likely economic effect when Indian groups from different environments joined a league?

Back

The groups exchanged different goods, and their economies grew.

Front

A trade good that is a raw material and not manufactured.

Back

commodity

Front

A decision-making body that could be made up of a group's single leader or a small group of leaders.

Back

Council

Front

A group whose members share the same goals.

Back

confederacy

Front

The system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods.

Back

Economy

Front

A system for making rules and decisions, to help a group or nation.

Back

Government