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Gindling 7
Native American Vocabulary - Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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Culture | Way of Life |
Cultural Element/Universal | One of the eight key parts of a culture. Needed for the culture to survive |
Ethnocentrism | Thinking your culture is superior to other cultures |
Diversity | A wide variety of cultures present in one setting |
Assimilation | Process by which a person becomes a member of a culture |
Cultural Diffusion | The spreading and intermixing of cultures |
Melting Pot Theory | Different cultures combine to form a new culture with traits from all the original cultures |
Salad Bowl Theory | As new cultures mix together, they maintain their own individual identities |
Technology | The use of science and math to solve a problem |
Civilization | The aggregate culture of a group of people |
Cultural Region | An area where people share a common way of life |
Clan | An extended family all tracing their roots back to a common ancestor |
Tribe | A group of clans that unify into a larger group but all trace their roots back to a common ancestor |
Matrilineal | Lineage is traced back through the mother |
Nomad | A member of a people or tribe that has no permanent home. Rather, they move from place to place, according to the seasons, in order to find food and water |
Hodenashonee/Iroquois | "People of the Longhouse". Native American tribe that lived in New York State |
Three Sisters | Corn, Beans, Squash; the basic foods of the Iroquois |
Confederacy | League of independent states or nations |
League of the Five Nations | The collective name of the Iroquois after they formed their confderacy |