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