an early family member

ex. your great-grandfather

an ides based on study research

ex. there was once a land bridge between Asia and North America

movement of people that probably took place very slowly

ex. people coming to North America from Asia

objects made by people

ex. spear points

a group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning

ex. Mound Builders

a way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past

ex turkey at Thanksgiving

a group of people in society who have something in common

ex. middle class, working class

work that is divided so that it is possible to produce more goods

ex.the Indian woman prepared the food, while the men hunted

walls of tall wooden poles around villages

ex. the Iroquois had paliasdes areoun their longhouses

long wooden buildings that could hold up to 50 people

ex. Iroquois longhouses were divided into sections for homes of one or two families

beads cut from seashells

ex. the Iroquois used wampum in designs that showed events, stories, or for trading

a loose group of gvernments working together

ex. members from 5 tribes joined the Iroquois League

round bark covered shelters

ex. Algonquians bulit these similar to the longhouse but had a dome top

large round earthen house

ex. Central Plains Indians built lodges for 20-4 people

a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses

ex. lodges were coveredby sod

in short supply

ex. wood was hard to find on the plains

cone shaped tent

ex. wooden poles set in a circle covered by buffalo skins

wooden poles together covered with buffalo skin that made a carrier

ex. the Plains Indians used a travois to carry things from  place to place

leaders from each group meet together to make decisions

ex. Cheyenne groups sent a representative to a council

a celbration to honor a cultual or religious event

ex. the Sioux held a Sun Dance before a buffalo hunt

adjust

ex. Indians had to live the their way of life because of the land

main foods

ex, Plublo people ate corn, beans, and squash

extra amounts

ex. corn not used yet

sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw

ex. Pueblo people lived in adobes

cone shaped shelters

ex. Navajo Indians used wooden frmes covered with mud or adobe

a way to get goods they could not make of find themselves

ex. the U. S. has trade networks with Brazil

long spears with sharp shell points

ex. Makah tribes hunted whales with harpoons

extended family

ex. your family plus aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

the way the people of a state, region, or country use their resources to meet their needs

ex. trading was a large part of  the West Indians economy

exchange goods

ex. Indians traded beads for food

to give

a celebration to express their good fortune

ex. Kwakiutl Indians held potlatches with speeches, dancing, and food

one-person canoe made of waterproof skins stretched over wood or bone

ex. used by Aleut to hunt seals

igloos

homes made of ice

ex. during the winter the Inuits used igloos to live in