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Describing the Americas before the arrival of explorer Christopher Columbus
What is Pre-Columbian
A village of connected buildings made by Native people of the Southwest.
What is a Pueblo
A traditional gathering of peoples from the Pacific Northwest that includes feasting, dancing, and gifts.
What is potlatch
An open, public space in a village or town.
What is a Plaza
A wide, flat-topped hill with steep, cliff-like sides.
What is a Mesa
A tall wooden post carved with symbols and figures representing a family's history and importance.
What is a Totem Pole
What is an artifact
A brick or building material made of sun-dried earth and straw.
What is adobe
An underground ceremonial chamber found in a pueblo.
What is a Kiva
A traditional long, wooden home shared by several related families of the Eastern Woodlands people.
What is a Longhouse
A scientist who studies human life and cultures of the past.
Who is an Archaeologist
A traditional home of the Plains peoples, made of wood, grass, and soil.
What is an Earth Lodge
A clue or set of clues helpful in forming a conclusion or judgement.
What is Evidence
Based on ancestry traced through the mother's family.
What is Matrilineal
Position or importance relative to that of others.
What is Status
A sudden, large overflow of water, usually caused by heavy rain.
What is a Flash Flood
Animal hunted for food by the first Americans living in the Arctic.
What is Caribou
Material used by Ice Age hunters to make spearheads.
What is Stone
According to scientists, the first people to come to North America came by...
What is walking from Asia
Hopi pueblos were built with what materials?
Most of these buildings stood two or three stories high.
What is a Pueblo
Group who performed animal dances.
Who are men
Group who told stories of the past.
Who are older people
Group who took part in tests of strength.
Who are young men
A host showed social standing of his or her family with what ceremony.
What is a potlatch