What dwelling type was common in Haudenosaunee nations' communities?

• A. Wigwams
• B. Longhouses
• C. Tepees
• D. Pueblos

Answer: (B)

Think about how geography and family organization influence housing. The Haudenosaunee lived in the Northeast woodlands where cedar was plentiful, so they built longhouses—long, rectangular wooden structures wrapped in bark that could stretch very long. Inside, multiple related families shared one longhouse, arranged along a central passage, with spaces for storage and communal life. This design supports a clan-based, matrilineal society that keeps extended families living close together to work, raise children, and defend the village. That makes longhouses the dwelling type most closely associated with Haudenosaunee communities.

Wigwams are smaller, dome-shaped shelters used by some other tribes in the region, tipis are cone-shaped tents of Plains peoples, and pueblos are multi-storied adobe homes in the Southwest. None of these match the Haudenosaunee village layout and social structure as well as the longhouse does.