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Set #4 (25-26)
American Indians & Explaoration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| culture | refers to beliefs, traditions, and way of life of a group of people |
| horticulture | planting & harvesting of food rather than gathering what grew wild |
| palisades | sharpened poles or logs stuck into the ground standing up, making a wall |
| chert | sedimentary rock used by the American Indians to make knives |
| commoners | the work force in the Mississippian culture |
| elites | the power holders in the Mississippian culture |
| wattle and daub | walls built of a network of interwoven sticks and covered with mud and clay |
| effigy (mound) | a raised pile of earth used during early Native American cultures |
| mission | a religious community where priests taught Christianity |
| colony | a group of people in one place who are ruled by a country elsewhere |