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Hickson's Nat. Amer.
Native American Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dugout | a boat made from a large, hollowed-out log |
| barter | to trade or exchange goods |
| harpoon | long spears with sharp shell points |
| totem pole | a pole carved with shapes and animals |
| igloo | a dwelling (home)made of large blocks of ice stacked into a dome shape |
| ceremony | a series of actions performed during a certain event. |
| pueblo | a Spanish word for village |
| glacier | a slow moving sheet of ice |
| plateau | area of high mostly flat lands |
| plain | area of flat or gently rolling land |
| desert | dry land with few plants |
| mesa | flat topped mountain with steep sides |
| staples | main foods or goods that a tribe would eat |
| adapt | fit a person's way of living to the land and its resources |
| surplus | an amount of an object or good more than what is needed |
| clan | group of families related to each other |
| tribe | a term often used to describe a group of Native Americans who share a language and customs |
| ancestors | early family members |
| artifacts | objects made by early people |
| archaeologists | scientists that study the culture of people that lived long ago |
| potlatches | a special Native American gathering or celebration with feasting and dancing |
| lodges | large circular houses, built over shallow pits and covered with sod, shared with many families |
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