Vocab 1
A society-or a people sharing a language, territory, and economy-that has certain basic feature
Civilization
As stated by
According to
A region in which people share a similar way of life
Culture region
The alliance of the Iroquois nation
Iroquois League
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
The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
Diffusion
A ceremonial dinner held by some Americans Indians of the Northwest Coast to show off their wealth
Potlatch
An excess, or an extra amount
Surplus
A wide shelf of land cut into a hillside
Terrace
A town in the Spanish colonies; a village or town of the Anasazi or other American Indian groups in the southwest
Pueblo
A group of two or more related families
Clan
A political unit that controls a city and it's surrounding land
City-state
composed of two or more parts
complex
A community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals
Tribe
Distinguishing trait, quality, or property
Characteristic
A place or region newly settled
Settlement
A raised road made of packed earth
Causeway
An entire way of life developed by people
Culture
To keep in an existing state
Maintain
A thick sheet of ice
Glacier