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What role did women typically play in the agricultural societies of the Eastern Woodlands?

  1. They were entirely excluded from all economic activity and strictly confined to the home
  2. They were primarily responsible for long-distance trade and warfare
  3. They served as the exclusive hunters of large game like deer and bear
  4. They were the primary farmers and often controlled land use and kinship lines
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Correct answer: They were the primary farmers and often controlled land use and kinship lines

In many Eastern Woodlands societies, particularly the Iroquois, women held significant power. They managed the crops, and because the societies were often matrilineal, family identity and property were passed through the female line.

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