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Chapter 2- Native Americans
Chapter 2- Native Americans
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Social Studies
5th Grade
10/07/2012

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Ancestor
Definition
early family member
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Theory
Definition
Idea based on study andr research
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Migration
Definition
Movement of people
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Artifacts
Definition
Object made by people
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Civiliazation
Definition
A group of people with ways of life, religion and learning
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Tradition
Definition
A way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past
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Class
Definition
A group of people in a society who have something in common
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Division of labor
Definition
Jobs divided to make it possible for people to more.  Such as produce more goods
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Palisades
Definition
Walls of tall wooden poles, around the village
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Longhouses
Definition

Shelters- made by cutting poles from small trees, bending the poles and covering themwith bark.

 

Hold up to 50 people

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Wampum
Definition
Beads cut from shells
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Confederation
Definition
A loose grop of government woking together
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Wigwams
Definition
Covered Shelters- Trunks of small trees ere bent, tied together and shaped into a dome. ANd then covered wth bark- 10 people
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Lodge
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Villages made up of arge round earthern houses.  Home to seveal families-

 

Those living in the Central Plains

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Sod
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A layer of soil held together by the roots of grass covered the lodges.

 

Northern prairies

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Scarce
Definition
Short supply- not enough
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Tepee
Definition
Shelter- Cone shaped tent
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Travois
Definition
Wooden poles used to make carriers. Two poles tied together at one end and then fastened
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Council
Definition
The 10 groups of the Cheyenne sent their leaders to  meet and make decisions.
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Ceremony
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A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event
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Adapt
Definition
To adjust
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Staple
Definition
"Main"-- the main food needed such ascorn, beans nd and squash
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Surplus
Definition
Extra amounts
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Adobe
Definition
Sun dried bricks made of clay and straw used to make houses
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Hogans
Definition
Navojo homs that were coned shaped selters built by covering a wooden frame with mud or adobe.
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Trade of Network
Definition
To get goods hat one is not able to make yourself.  A network that allowed indians to get the goods from faraway places
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Harpoons
Definition
Long spears with sharp shell points
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Clan
Definition
All members of a family- the extended family
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Economy
Definition
The way the people of a sate, region or country used their resources to meet their needs
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Barter
Definition
Exchange goods
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Potlatch
Definition
A celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people.
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Kayaks
Definition
A one-peron canoe mde of waterproof skins stretched over wood or bone.
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Igloos
Definition
Homes made of ice
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