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