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Native Americans
5th Grade Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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land bridge | area between Asia and North America connected by land during the ice age |
potlatch | celebrations |
travois | sled that was dog-drawn or by horses |
theory | an idea used to explain something |
hunter-gatherers | people who find their food |
wampum | shells strung into a belt |
nomands | people who moved from place to place |
strait | a narrow area of water between two areas of land |
adobe | houses made of clay |
kachina | spirit |
mesa | flat, raised area of land |
totem pole | wood carvings that honor ancestors |