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Native American California
Social Studies Test
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Social Studies
4th Grade
11/14/2011

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Foothill
Definition
A low hill at the base of a MOUNTAIN OR A range of mountains
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Government
Definition
A system of government for deciding what is best for a group of people including ways to protect the group members and ways to protect group members and ways to settle disagreements
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tradition
Definition
an idea or way of doing something that has been handed down from the past
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adapt
Definition
fit one's way of living to the land and its resources
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spring
Definition
an opening in the earth's surface where water flows from under the ground
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specialize
Definition
to work at one kind of job and do it well
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culture
Definition
a way of life
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scarce
Definition
limited
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agriculture
Definition
farming
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cooperate
Definition
work together
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division of labor
Definition
to divide work among different workers
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granary
Definition
a place to store acorns and grains
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ancestor
Definition
an early family member
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ceremony
Definition
a series of actions performed in a special event
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wealth
Definition
riches
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trade
Definition
the exchange buying and selling of goods
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weir
Definition
a fence built across a river to cash fish or salmon
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shaman
Definition
religious leader
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religion
Definition
a set of beliefs about god or gods
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civilization
Definition
a culture with a lot of cities and highly developed arts and sciences
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archaeologist
Definition
a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about what life was long ago
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artifact
Definition
an object made by people in the past
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legend
Definition
a story past down over time
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tribe
Definition
A native american group that shares the same language and the same leader
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vegetation
Definition
plant life
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Nomad
Definition
a person who keeps moving from place to place
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Glacier
Definition
a slow moving mass of ice
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