Wampum: Sacred Shell Beads and Their Role in Diplomacy
  • 1. What was one primary use of wampum in diplomacy?
A) Fishing
B) Building shelters
C) Treaty making
D) Hunting
  • 2. What color are traditional wampum beads primarily?
A) Green and yellow
B) Red and blue
C) Purple and white
D) Black and orange
  • 3. In which context were wampum belts often used?
A) Daily trading
B) Maintaining tools
C) Cooking
D) Ceremonial events
  • 4. What effect did European demand for wampum have on Native trade?
A) Eliminated other forms of trade
B) Made wampum worthless
C) Increased the production and trade of wampum
D) Decreased the significance of wampum
  • 5. What role did wampum play in the culture of the Iroquois Confederacy?
A) It was used to ratify agreements
B) It was only decorative
C) It had no significance
D) It served as a form of punishment
  • 6. Which wampum color was often associated with peace?
A) Purple
B) Black
C) Red
D) White
  • 7. Wampum belts were also used to communicate what?
A) Messages and stories
B) Dance
C) Mathematics
D) Music
  • 8. Wampum is often viewed as what type of item in Indigenous culture?
A) Disposable
B) Common
C) Secular
D) Sacred
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