Question

now read this excerpt from the iroquois constitution. look for the object from nature that is being used as a symbol. under the shade of this tree of the great peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you, adodarhoh, and your cousin lords. we place you upon those seats, spread soft with the feathery down of the globe thistle, there beneath the shade of the spreading branches of the tree of peace. there shall you sit and watch the council fire of the confederacy of the five nations, and all the affairs of the five nations shall be transacted at this place before you. roots have spread out from the tree of the great peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. the name of these roots is the great white roots and their nature is peace and strength. what is the symbol? a. thistle b. five nations c. a tree d. feathery down

Explanation:

The excerpt centers on the Tree of the Great Peace, which is framed as the core symbol: it is the site for council affairs, has roots representing peace/strength, and is the overarching object used to symbolize the Iroquois confederacy's unity and peace. The thistle, feathery down, and Five Nations are either associated items or the group represented, not the main symbolic object.

Answer:

C. a tree