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California Indians
3rd Grade: Scott Foresman 'Our Communities' Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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custom | a way of doing things |
folklore | the stories and customs of a group of people |
tradition | a special way a group of people does something and that has been passed on to others |
ceremony | an important activity done for a special reason |
weather | the temperature and conditions of the air outside at a certain place and time |
adapt | to change to fit new conditions |
climate | the weather an area usually has year after year |
reservation | an area of land owned by an American Indian group |
government | the people who run a state or country, or the laws of a state or country |
laws | rules made by a government |
constitution | a written plan for a government |
economy | the way things are made and are bought and sold in a country, region, state, or local area |
interact | to talk to other people and work with them |
settler | someone who goes to live in a new place |
cooperate | to work together |
conflict | a struggle or disagreement |
mission | a settlement set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people |
religion | a system of faith and worship |