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Chapter 8
Early North American Peoples
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6th Grade
12/11/2009

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Etching
Definition
an imprinted drawing or design
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Snsketown
Definition
Hohokam's largest village consisting of 100 pit houses
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Hohokam
Definition
this group lived in present day south-central Arizona from about AD 300 to 1400
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Anasazi
Definition
A Navajo word for "the Ancient Ones"
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Pithouses
Definition
houses made by digging a pit in the ground and covering it with a framework of logs
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Pueblos
Definition
structures of stone adobe bricks that the Anasazi lived in
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Adobe
Definition
this is made of dried mud
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Adena
Definition
one of the first mound building groups
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Burial Mound
Definition
a human mound in which people are buried
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Ohio River Valley
Definition
where the Adena Culture developed
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Temple Mound
Definition
a human made mound used for religious purposes
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Wigwam
Definition
a dome shaped house made of branches and covered with animal skins
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Wattle
Definition
a house frame made out of twigs, logs, branches and vines
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Sod House
Definition
shelters build from blocks of soil and plants
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Iroquis
Definition
members of the Iroquois speaking Native American tribes including the Cherokee and Mohawk
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Great Lakes
Definition
Large sea like lakes located between the US and Canada
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Snowhouses
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Igloos
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Canada
Definition
Country located directly north of the United States
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Longhouse
Definition
rectangular buildings made of logs and covered with bark
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Inuit
Definition
a native group in Canada who are skilled at surviving frigid climates
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Rocky Mountains
Definition
the backbone of North America
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Great Basin
Definition
area basins and ranges located in North America
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Basins and Ranges
Definition
low areas alternating with small mountain ranges
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Coastal Range
Definition
a mountain range that lies along the Pacific Ocean
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Appalachian Mountains
Definition
low rounded mountain range that lies to the east
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Mississippi River
Definition
the main river of one of the largest river systems in the world
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Tundra
Definition
cold treeless land
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Tributary
Definition
a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river
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Arid
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Dry
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Canadian Shield
Definition
a wast plateau region north of the Interior Plains
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