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Iroquois Vocabulary
vocabulary
| Confederacy | a group of loosely united states or nations |
| Clan | a group of people tracing their (family) line to a common ancestor |
| Myth | a story used by a culture to explain the creation of something in nature |
| Prehistoric | before recorded history, before written records |
| Historic | a written record |
| Archeology | the study of remains of past civilizations |
| Archologist | someone who studies the remains of past civilizations |
| Anthropology | the study of culture and development of human beings |
| Anthropologist | someone who studies human culture and civilization |
| Artifact | something made by humans (primary source) |
| Pre-Columbian | the time in north America before 1492 |
| Culture | the total way of life for a group of people (religion, dress, food, traditions, politics etc.) |
| Peer | one who is your equal in and/or social group |
| Adolescent | the period between childhood and adult |
| Nuclear Family | mother, father, and children (2.5 in United States) |
| Extended Family | nuclear family, and grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews |
| Reservation | special land set aside or given to Indians for use |
| Matrilineal | descent traced to the mother's side/ line of the family |
| Patrilineal | descent traced to the father's side/ line of the family |
| Sibling | brothers and/ or sisters |
| Three Sisters | the three main crops: corn, beans, and squash |