Social Studies Terms
A person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it
Scholars
a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food
Hunters- Gathers
grow or develop well or vigorously.
Thrive
Cahokia
What people group lived in Alaska and Canada living in igloos, hide tents, or huts.
Inuit
An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Artifacts
Homes built on top of each other made from clay
Pueblos
Roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement
Nomadic
What region did the Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole live
Southeast
living in the great plains these people were nomadic hunters who would chase animals over cliffs
Blackfoot and Arapaho
An agreement or arrangement made by negotiation
Treaty
Artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead
Burial Mounds
The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
Irrigation
In what states and countries are the Inuit, Aleut, and Chinook in?.
Alaska and Canada
charted the Stars on their shields and tracked the night sky
Pawnee
become adjusted to new conditions
Adapt
Underground ceremonial chambers at the center of each community
Kivas
a historical region and cultural area that begins in the southern part of North America and extends to most of Central America
Mesoamerica
The Rocky Mountains sperate which two large culture areas
Great Plains and Great Basin
Like many tribes which tribe saw the mighty flowering tree as the connection to nature
Sioux
Based on or derived from the physical features of an area.
geographic
Feasts where wealthy hosts give out gifts of their belongings.
Potlatches
Five Iroquois nations formed a political alliance to keep the peace among its members. What was this alliance called what?
Iroquois League
What four states make up the four corners region.
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
The original 5 tribes of the Iroquois League
Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca