Vocabulary Word Given
endeavor
to try hard to achieve a goal
spoken records, including stories, that have been passed from one generation to the next
oral history
What type of evidence do archaeologists study?
tools and artifacts
cliff dwelling
harvest
to take and gather such crops as wheat and corn for use
a special feast given by the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, in which the guest receive gifts
potlatch
What did early people cross to reach North America during the last ice age?
a land bridge
Which Native American group house is made of snow-blocks
igloos
hieroglyph
a type of ancient writing that uses pictures for words
flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers
prairie
What are the three crop sisters?
Corn, beans, and squash
Which Native American group house is cone shaped and made from sticks covered in buffalo hide
teepee
hunter-gatherer
early human who lived by gathering wild plants and hunting animals
a method of clearing land for farming by cutting and burning trees
slash-and-burn
Who chose village leaders?
Which Native American group house is made from bent trees wrapped in tree bark
wigwams
mesa
a flat-topped hill with steep sides
a tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest Coast to honor an important person or to mark a special event
totem pole
How many Iroquois groups are part of the Iroquois Confederacy/Iroquois League?
5
Which Native American group house is a long, rectangular house made from saplings with tree bark sewn on from the inside
longhouses