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Native Americans
5th Grade Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |