Lesson 1
An excess or an extra amount
surplus
Composed of 2 or more parts
Complex
Sun-dried brick
Adobe
The process of sprading ideas from one culture to another
Diffusion
A thick sheet of ice
Glacier
As stated by
Accroding to
A region in which people share a simmilar way of life
Culture region
An entire way of life developed by a people
Culture
A place or region newly settled
Settlement
A raised road made of packed earth
Causeway
A community of people that share common customs, languages, and rituals.
Tribe
A group of 2 or more related families
Clan
People sharing a language, territory, and economy that has certain basic featires.
Civilization
A political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land
City-state
A ceremonial dinner held by some American Indians of the Northwest coast to show off their wealth.
Potlatch
The alliance of the Iroquis nations
Iroquis League
A wide shelf of land cut into a hillside
Terrace
A device made of cord or string with knots that stood for quantities, used by the Inca to keep accounts and records.
Quipu
A town in the spanish colonies; a village or town of the anasazi or other american southwest
Pueblo