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SS vocab
chapter 2 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Great plains | is a very flat region covered with a sea of grass |
Iroquois trail | linked the lands of the Iroquois League |
southwest desert | mostly dry and arid |
Wampum | belts or strings of polished seashells that were use for trading and gifting by Iroquois and other native Americans |
Teepees | Dwelling built by Plains Indians , made of poles arranged in a circle covered by buffalo hides |
Oraibi | build on a mesa;oldest town in the US |
Shaman | native American doctor or healer |
TOTEM POLES | wooden post carved with animals or other animals; often made by Native Americans of the Pacific northwest to honor ancestors or special events |
Longhouse | building used for shelter by Iroquois |
Hopi and Zuni tribes (where did they live?) | they lived in the Southwest Desert, in pueblos, and in the State of Arizona |
Cultural Region | an area where similar cultures live |
powwow | gathering of American Indians |
pueblo | Spanish word for "village" |
lodges | large, round huts built over a deep hole |
tribe | group of families bound together under one leadership |
reservation | land set aside by the united states government for native Americans |
travios | Sled made of poles tied together; used by native Americans to transport goods across the plains |