Vocabulary 1
Infection or sickly
What is pestilent?
This native american phrase which means to resolve differences or old disputes.
What is "bury the hatchet?"
prehistoric Native American people who lived in the Mississippi River Valley and were know by the huge earthen mounds they built
Who were the Mound Builders?
This region's resources and wet climate made it easier to grow crops and therefore allowed trade to thrive and culture to diversify.
What is the Northeast?
the buying and selling of goods and services; trade
What is commerce?
the type of weather that occurs regularly in a place
What is climate?
A native american phrase meaning to sit down and calmly talking over a problem to reach a fair solution
What is "smoking the peace pipe?"
Indigenous people of Peru, known for their skilled warriors, their last leader Atahualpa was defeated by the conquistadors.
Who were the Incas?
TRUE or FALSE: One of the main reasons for conlfict between colonials and Native Americans was that Native Americans regularly bought and sold land and had the belief that the more land they owned the more wealth and power they possessed.
What is FALSE?
an object that reflects the life, beliefs, and society of a group of people
What is a cultural artifact?
a large area whose geographic characteristics, such as climate and physical features, set it apart from other places
What is geogrphic region?
Sequoyah was interested in the way colonials communicated and kept records in English
What was the inspiration for the Cherokee alphabet?
Indigenous group that lived in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, they are know for their impressive pyramids and sophisticated system of writing.
Who were the Mayas?
This is one common theory about the way America's indigenous people originally traveled to this part of the world, but it is hard to prove because there are no written records and it was so long ago that we have no physical evidence.
What is the Beringian land bridge theory?
the religious belief in one God
What is monotheism?
a disease that spreads from person to person and causes a fever and rash
What is small pox?
an agricultural practice that plants corn, squash, and beans together so that they can benefit from each other.
What is three sisters?
Made up of the Five Nations: Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida, and Cayuga, this alliance was known for its democratic style of government.
Who were the Iroquois or Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
This was possibly the first group of Europeans to come to the Americas.
Who were the Vikings or Norsemen?
religious belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
having to do with courts of law or decisions or right and wrong
What is judicial?
This group's sophistocated style of government and approach to law making and keeping the peace was an inspiration to Benjamin Franklin and other founding fathers when they were designing a government for America.
Who were the Iroquois?
Indigenous group that live in what is now North Carolina, Sequoyah developed their alphbetic written language which is still in use today.
Who were the Cherokee?
This type of document is a firsthand account, like a letter, diary, newspaper articles, or music from the time an event happened.
What is a primary source?
a religious leader who performs healing rites and rituals
Who is a shaman?