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Why did the Iroquois Indians have a central area with shared cooking fires in the longhouse?
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∙ 12y ago
Since there were several families in one longhouse and only one cooking area...there was little other to choose from. As each family had their own responsibilities it took all to bring the meal.
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What jobs do the Iroquois men have?
Mothering the children, making clothing for themselves, their husbands, parents, and children's. Also planting crops ,and cooking their husbands huntings and crops. And mainly feeding all the families.
What did Indians show early settlers?
They showed them how to build shelter and how to use buffalo chips for cooking And make crops
How did the caddo Indians cook their food?
The Caddo Indians of what is now Texas hunted for meat and ate cornbread, soups, and stews. Pottery is a large part of their cultural and artistic legacy, and was used for cooking as well.
What kind of tools did the Indians use to cook?
The Cherokee Indians used clay pots as cooking utensils, water pitchers, and bowls. Gourds were carved into large dippers for serving foods. Spoons and primitive forks were carved from small pieces of wood.
What do you call a cooking pot used by the Pueblo Indians?
The cooking pot used by Pueblo Indians is often referred to as an olla. Here's the definition. Olla [Spanish, from Old Spanish, from Latin, variant of aula, aulla, pot, jar.] 1. Southwestern U.S. A rounded earthenware pot or jar, used especially for cooking or for carrying water. Regional Note: The unglazed earthenware olla, a large crock or jar, was used for generations in southwestern parts of the United States where Spanish language and culture predominate, particularly in south Texas and California. The olla was usually used to store water on a patio and was wrapped in burlap to keep the water cool.
Where are the fires located inside Iroquois homes?
In the Traditional Longhouse of the Iroquois or Haudenosaunee, a fire would be located in the center aisle way between family units. A Longhouse could have multiple fires burning for warmth. Each longhouse held multiple families and while their would be a small fire for heat, majority of the cooking would be conducted outside of the Longhouse. -------------------------------- | Family | Family | Family | Cooking X .......X..........X...........X..... | Family | Family | Family | --------------------------------
What skills did the Iroquois?
They learned how to hunt with spears and cook food with hot rocks,they also learned how to set up wig wams (Algonquin) and longhouse (Iroquois) when the girls did all the house work like cleaning the longhouse (Iroquois) and cooking the food for the men when they came back from hunting.
Why does each longhouse have a central cooking area?
So that people in the far ends didn't have to walk as far, and side it is central, it is more convenient.
How did ancient Huron Indians prepare there food that they ate?
Women did most of the cooking. If they were cooking meat then they would take the skin of the animal and hang it around the longhouse (they'll make the fur in to coats in winter ).
Did the Iroquois use pots for cooking?
no they use wood and fire for cooking
What kind of utensils do the Iroquois use for cooking?
clay pots
Why do you think each longhouse had a central area with shared cooking fires?
Because there were alot of families so they had to share the kitchen and make food for themselfs
What were Iroquois women jobs?
Making sandwiches, cooking, cleaning, and not driving...ever.
How are the housing structures of the Algonquin similar to those of Iroquois?
Algonquins lived in Wigwams and Iroquois lived in long houses. They both had smoke holes for cooking.
Is Indians corn not for cooking?
yes it not
How did the Iroquois children live and what exactly did they do?
Helped out the Mothers like cooking and all that stuff.
Did the pilgrims do the cooking or the Indians on Thanksgiving?
no no no no you a fool
