Question

HELP PLS 100 POINTS!!!

Answer these questions by providing a viewpoint and supporting evidence. (Intro and context for question below) The role of women in an Iroquois society is historically very different than in many other societies. Women would be the owners of property and homes. When a woman got married, the husband would join her home and the children would become apart of the mother's clan. As women carry and birth the offspring, and thus future of, the future society, they were given prominence and power within society as the carriers of the future of the society. The cyclical nature of birth, growth, renewal, is woven into the societies understandings of how life as a whole should be viewed. Aspects like plant growth then models this cyclical nature and becomes symbolic of the growth and prosperity of individual people, families and the society as a whole. Please ensure that you have read the appropriate information from the text, and are able to fully explain your views when you answer the following questions (please use paragraph format).

Question 1: After reading the information above, why do you think it is significant that the prominent crops (corn, beans and squash) within Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) society were known as the "Three Sisters"?
Question 2: When considering the qualities that clan mothers would look for when choosing a chief (p80), offer a paragraph response to the following question: "What do these qualities show about the values of Haudenosaunee society?"
Question 3: Identify and explain two comparisons or contrasts (differences) between the ideals within the Iroquoian socities and the ideals promoted during the Renaissance period (Remember Unit 2: describe how Truth, Beauty, and Wisdom relate to the values the clan mothers looked for when selecting a chief?)​

Answer 1

In the Iroquois community, women were the keepers of culture. They were responsible for defining the political, social, spiritual and economic norms of the tribe. Iroquois society was matrilineal, meaning descent was traced through the mother rather than through the father, as it was in Colonial society.Clan mothers serve for life. They are appointed by consensus of the clan members. Clan mothers have the authority to remove from office any hoyaneh who does not serve the best interests of his nation.

Among the Iroquoians, tasks were divided by gender. Men's work and women's work complemented one another. For example, men cleared the fields for farming, and women did the farming. To supplement the food that came from farming, men hunted and fished