Inuit
A traditional domed Inuit dwelling that was built out of snow.
What is an igloo?
The Northwest Coast Peoples were found in this province.
What is British Columbia?
Pictures that represent ideas instead of the sounds of the language.
What are hieroglyphics?
What is permafrost?
Canoe-like vessels that were used for hunting whales.
What are umiaks?
A long rectangular homes that housed entire generations of families.
What are longhouses?
This is the name given to the ruler in Ancient Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
An object made by human work, such as a primitive tool or jewelry.
What is an artifact?
There are three Inuit languages - Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun and one other.
What is Inuktitut?
Frontal poles, memorial poles and mortuary poles are all types of these.
What are totem poles?
These stone structures were the resting places of pharaohs when they died.
What are tombs?
A scientist who studies the life and culture of ancient peoples.
Who is an architect?
What is raw meat?
Because wood was scarce in the arctic, this material was sometimes used for building homes.
What is whale bones?
This carving showed the name of a pharaoh and was often written from top to bottom.
What is a cartouche?
These stone structures are used as navigational and hunting aids. They can tell you where a fishing hole is.
What is an inuksuk?
The name of the warm winter jacket that the Inuit people wore.
What is a parka?
This territory in Canada has over 85% of the population of Inuit peoples.
What is Nunavuat?
These were the ones who wrote down all of the information for the government and military.
What are scribes?
You might find a bear, beaver and eagle all on this structure made from wood.
What is a totem pole?