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Native American Vocab
Question | Answer |
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According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America? | Asia |
Migration | movement of people |
Reason early people began to live in settled villages. | agriculture |
early civilization in Americas that developed a counting system including zero | Mayan |
largest Iroquois in Eastern Woodlands | Mohawk |
grouping Eastern Woodland into Iroquois or Algonquian | language |
Major purpose of Iroquois League | resolve conflicts |
most important natural resource for Plains Indians | buffalo |
natural resource most important to Eastern Woodland Indians | Wood |
Pueblos were made from | adobe bricks |
tepees were made from | animal skin |
longhouses were made from | trees |
igloos were made from | ice |
Important resources for Northwest Indians | Salmon, whales |
barter | exchange goods |
hogan | shelters built by covering a wooden frame |
adobe | houses made from sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw |
surplus | extra amounts |
travois | carrier made of 2 poles ties together and fastened to a harness |
ceremony | celebration to honor a cultural or religious event |
tepee | cone-shaped tent |
lodge | large round earthen houses |
wigwam | round, bark-covered shelters |
longhouse | long wooden buildings that could hold up to 50 people |
tradition | a way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past |
civilization | group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning |
artifact | objects made by people |
migration | movement of people |
theory | an idea based on study and research |
ancestor | early family member |