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| Farming or growing plants |
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| a group of people living together who have systems of government, religion, and culture |
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| a huge thick sheet of slowly moving ice |
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| movement from one region to another |
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| extra, more than you need |
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| large feast that could last for several days |
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| group of related families |
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Earliest Indians: included
Aztec,Maya,Inca-in Mexico and central America
Inuit or Eskimo: Arctic
Moundbuilders: Adena and Hopewell in North America |
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Pacific Northwest (on coast)-Kwakiutl
Northwest Plateau (between ocean and mountains) --Nez Pearce |
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Hopi (caretakers of the land)
Dry, desert environment |
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| way of supplying water to crops with streams, ditches, or pipes |
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| means "town" in Spanish. Also a type of Indian--Hopi were called Pueblo Indians. Names this because the Spanish thought their buildings looked like towns |
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| main crop that is used for food |
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| a special event at which people gather to express important beliefs |
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| clay used to build the homes of the southwest Indians (ex. Hopi) |
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| Indians that live mainly on the largely flat lands in the center of North America. Broken into two regions: Eastern Plains- some tall grass, 1/2 year farming, 1/2 year hunting, some permanent villages (Pawnee) Western Plains- nomads, hunted buffalo, horses (Comanche) |
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| a home that Plains indians made using bark, earth, and grass. Lodges protected people from cold and stormy weather |
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| a person who moves around and does not live in a permanent village |
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| similar to a sled, used by the Western Plains indians to carry their belongings. Made from two poles and usually pulled by a dog. the poles were used to set-up their teepees |
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| lived in the 1/3 of the eastern United States.Plenty of rain and good land for farming. Good hunting, fishing, and lots of natural resources. Hunted mostly deer, bear and rabbit. Lots of different tribes in this area. Because there were plentiful resources these tribes were able to stay in one area and farm. Example Haudeosaunee also called the Iroquois |
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| house built by Eastern Woodlan Indians. Made of wood poles and bark. Families lived in them and lit fires for cooking and warmth. So important to the Haudenosaunee that their name means "people of the longhouse) |
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| type of government in which seperate groups of people join together, but local leaders still make most decisions for their groups. Iroquois Confederation was a model for the US government |
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| belts made of pieces of carefully shaped and cut seashells. Highly valued and used for trade. |
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| to trade goods without money |
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