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ss ch 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaeologist | scientists who dig deep into the earth to find artifacts |
| artifacts | is an object made or used by a human being in the past |
| atlatl | helped hunters throw spears farther and faster |
| chert | a rock |
| confederation | a group of tribes joined together |
| fluted | a spear point deisign |
| longhouse | a larger wigwam that can house many families |
| migration | movement of people from one place to another |
| orche | powdered iron ore |
| petroglyph | picture engravings in stone |
| prehistoric | before written records |
| primary source | written at the time of the event by the people who were there |
| secondary source | things like a history book, that were made after the event happened |
| shell midden | similer to a garbage dump |
| toboggan | a sled |
| totem | a symbol |
| wampum | small shells or beads |
| wigwam | a small house made by placing young trees or saplings into the ground as the frame and bending them into arches |