lesson 1 1/2
A thick sheet of ice
Glacier
A raised road made of packed earth
Causeway
An entire way of life developed by a people
Culture
The process of spreading ideas form one culture to another
Diffusion
A place or a region newly settled
Settlement
A device made of cord or string with knots that stood for quantities used by the Inca to keep accounts and records
Quipu
Sun-dried brick
Adobe
A ceremonial dinner held by some American Indians of the northwest coast to show off their wealth
Potlach
An excess, or extra amount
Surplus
A wide shelf of land cut into a landslide
Terrace
A town in the Spanish colonies; a village or town of Anasazi or other American Indian group in the American southwest
Pueblo
A group of two or more related families
Clan
A society, or a people sharing languages, territory, and economy, that has basic features.
Civilization
As stated by
According to
A region in which people share a similar way of life
Culture region
The alliance of Iroquois nations
Iroquois league
A political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land
City-state
Composed of two or more parts
Complex
A community of people who that share common customs, language, and rituals
Tribe