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S.S ch 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaeologist | scientists tho dig deep into Earth to find artifacts from the fast |
| artifact | an object made or used by a human being from the past |
| atlatl | helps hunters throw their spears farther and faster |
| chert | A rock that Indians flaked to make their spears |
| confederation | A group, tribe, or nations that work together to protect their land from other tribes |
| fluted | a design that Indians shaped their cherts |
| longhouse | A larger wigwam that can house many families |
| migration | movement of people from one place to another |
| orche | powdered iron ore used to make red paint |
| petroglyph | picture engravings in stone |
| pharaoh | Leader of egyptians |
| prehistoric | means they lived before written records were made |
| primary source | artifacts or clues about people who used them |
| secondary source | like a history book that was made or written after an event occured |
| shell midden | A stone tool that made the people of the ceramic period great hunters |
| toboggan | a sled |
| totem | an animal symbol |
| wampum | small shells or beads |
| wigwam | a small house mode by placing young trees or sapling into the ground as a frame and bending them into an arch |