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5 Social Studies
Chapter 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeologist | a person who studies artifacts and fossils of ancient people |
| glacier | large sheet of moving ice |
| civilization | population of people who share systems of trade, art, Religion and Science |
| irrigation | method of supplying dry land with water through pipes |
| adobe | bricks made of mud and straw |
| totem pole | carved log painted with symbols representing the clan |
| potlatch | special feast where guest receive gifts |
| migrate | move |
| Hogan | dome - shaped Navajo house |
| teepee | cone shaped house covered with animal hides |
| lodge | home made with logs covered with mud and grass |
| travois | sled that is dragged by person or animal |
| coup stick | stick used by Native AM. boys to celebrate bravery |
| Slash and burn | Type of farming where trees are cut and under growth is burned to create fertile soil |
| longhouse | Home made of bent polls covered with birch bark |
| Wampum | polished beads made from shells wovens together |
| Creek Confederacy | Group that served as protection for SE tribes |
| clan | Groups of families |
| Iroquois Confederacy | Group of five tribes doing to make peace and E woodlands |