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a huge, thick sheet of slowly moving ice.
Glacier
movement from one place to another.
Migration
farming or growing plants.
Agriculture
a group of people living together who have systems of
government, religion, and culture.
Civilization
extra
Surplus
the Spanish word for town.
Pueblo
a large feast that would last for several days.
Potlatch
a group of related families.
Clan
a way of supplying water to crops with streams, ditches, or pipes.
Irrigation
a main crop used for food.
Staple
a special event at which people gather to express important beliefs.
Ceremony
a home that Plains Indians made using bark, earth, and grass.
Lodge
a person who moves around and does not live in one place.
Nomad
similar to a sled; it was made from two poles and usually pulled by a dog.
Travois
a large house made with wood poles and bark.
Longhouse
a type of government in which separate groups of people join together, but local leaders still make most decisions for their group.
Confederation
belts made of pieces of carefully cut seashell.
Wampum
trading goods without using money.
Barter
What is the land bridge called which scientists believe that Native Americans crossed to America?
Beringia
What did the Aztecs use for religious ceremonies?
Temples
Which region did Native American gather salmon, shellfish, whales, seals, berries, and
hunt various animals?
Pacific Northwest
Which region did Native Americans use irrigation to water their crops and make homes out of adobe?
Southwest
Which region did Native Americans live a nomadic lifestyle, live in teepees and hunt bison?
Western Plains
Which region did Native Americans hunt animals, make maple syrup, and plant corns, beans, and squash known as “the three sisters?"
Eastern Woodlands
Which Native American group built houses made out of mud and stone?
Pueblo