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Vocabulary
Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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City-State | A city that has its own ruler and government. |
Kachinas | Guardian spirits of the Hopis. |
Slavery | Holding people against their will and making them carrying out orders. |
Barter | To exchange goods. |
Clan | A group of families related to each other. |
Totem Pole | A carved post that shows the history of a family. |
Buffalo | Plains Indians made clothes, tools, weapons, and food from this animal. |
Confederation | A loose group of governments. |
Pueblo | An adobe building with rooms on top of and next to one another. |
Longhouse | A house built of elm bark with large doors at each end. |
Tepee | A cone-shaped house made of poles and buffalo skins. |
Pit House | A house built partly over a hole dug in the ground. |
Hogan | A cone shaped house made of a log frame covered by mud or grass. |
Lodge | A circular house built over a shallow pit and covered with sod. |
Emperor | Ruler of an empire. |