Which describes the roles of men and women in the social structure among Iroquois tribes?

A.) Men sit on the Iroquois League council and control the family; descent is traced through the mother's line.

B.) Men sit on the Iroquois League council; women control the family, and descent is traced through the mother's line.

C.) Men sit on the Iroquois League council and control the family; descent is traced through the father's line.

D.) Men sit on the Iroquois League council; women control the family, and descent is traced through the father's line.

B. Men sit on the Iroquois League council; women control the family, and descent is traced through the mother's line.

Explanation:

The Iroquois League council made decisions for the confederacy regarding trade and political issues in particular military strategy.

Men were expected to handle such matters and did so at the Long Table. Women controlled family life and though they had separate spheres, women were considered equally important in running the tribes.

Women were respected and needed to keep families stable and protected. Being women were respected and tied to family, the descent of families were traced with women instead of men which is tradition in European families.

B.) Men sit on the Iroquois League council; women control the family, and descent is traced through the mother’s line.