Vocabulary
Culture Areas
Homes
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100
Describe an Archeologist
a person who looks for and studies artifacts to learn about the way ancient people lived
100
Name the tribe that lived in the Artic region
Inuits
100
Describe an igloo
a dome-shaped house made of blocks of snow and ice or sod that was built by the nomadic Inuits
100
God created the Earth so people could do whatever they please
False
God calls His people to protect our natural resources and rule over the Earth
100
Describe an artifact
a man-made object left behind by people of the past
200
Give a definition for culture
the customs, beliefs, and creative arts of a group of people
200
Name the tribe that lived in the Plateau region
Nez Perces
200
Describe a longhouse
a rectangular shelter built by the Iroquois
200
The Iroquois sometimes used wampum as money
True
Wampum is a bead that was sometimes used as money in the Iroquois tribe
200
Describe a totem pole
a large wooden statue with a series or carved faces of creatures stacked on top of one another that symbolize the family's ancestors; stood in front of many Makah homes
300
Describe the wattle and daub
These shelters were small huts made of sticks or river cane plastered with mud
300
Name the tribe that lived in the California region
Chumash
300
Describe a pueblo
an American Indian village of the Southwest made of stone and adobe buildings built very close together
300
The clovis point was a location where Native Americans met and worshipped spirits
False
The clovis point suggested that Native Americans hunted for food
300
Give a definition for migrate
to move from one region to another
400
Describe kachina
an ancestral spirit that the Pueblo people believed could control objects in nature
400
Name the tribe that lived in the Pacific Northwest region
Makahs
400
Describe a hogan
A Navajo home that was dome-shaped and made of wooden poles, tree bark, and mud
400
French settlers named the Nez Perces tribe because of their pierced noses
True
The French settlers recalled the Nez Perces tribe to have pierced their noses
The people of the Nez Perces tribe argue and say that they do not pierce their noses
400
Describe wampum
Beads that were sometimes used as money with the Iroquois tribe
500
Describe potlatch
a Makah feast that often lasted several days in which the host gave gifts to his guests
500
Name the tribes that lived in the Southwest region
Navajos and Pueblos
500
Give a definition for kiva
a special room in a pueblo that is set aside for religious activities
500
Shamanism has the same beliefs as Christanity
False
Shamanism worshipped the things that God created instead of the one true God
500
What is the Creation Mandate?
the command given by God for man to fill the Earth and to rule over it