click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
social studies stack
social studies vocab stack
Question | Answer |
---|---|
archaeologist | a scientist who digs for and studies artifacts from the past |
artifact | an object made oor used from people being from the past |
atlatl | a tool that helped early hunters throw spears |
chert | a rock used to make spear points |
confederation | a group of tribes or nations that work together to protect their land from other tribes |
fluted | cut in grooves |
longhouse | a large wigwam that housed many Native American families |
migration | the movement of people from one place to another |
ochre | powdered iron ore |
petrogltyph | picture engravings in stone |
pharaoh | an ancient Egyptian leader |
prehistoric | before written history |
primary source | something that was made or written by people that were here at the time of the event |
secondary source | something that was made or written by people after the event |
shell midden | an ancient garbage dump of shells and bones |
toboggan | a sled that travels quickly over ice and snow |
totem | an animal used for a symbal for a Native American clan |
wampum | small shells and beads used for trade and as money |
wigwam | a small Native American house made from saplings and birch bark |