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6th SS Ch 2 Vocab
6th Grade Social Studies Test - Chapter 2 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ancestor | An early family member |
| Theory | An idea based on study and research |
| Migration | Movement of people, probably took place very slowly |
| Artifacts | Objects made by people |
| Civilization | A group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning |
| Tradition | A way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past |
| Class | A group of people in a society who have something in common |
| Division of Labor | Jobs were divided between people and made it possible to produce more goods (ex: Men hunted, women cooked) |
| Palisades | Walls of tall wooden poles, around their villages |
| Longhouses | Long wooden buildings that could hold up to 50 people, used by the Iroquois |
| Wampum | Beads cut from seashells to make designs that showed important decisions, events or stories. |
| Confederation | A loose group of governments working together |
| Wigwams | A round, bark covered shelters used by the Algonquian |
| Lodge | Large round earthen houses lived in by the Central Plains people |
| Sod | A layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses |
| Scarce | In sort supply (example: wood) |
| Tepee | A cone shaped tent |
| Travois | A carrier made of two poles tied together at one end than then fastened to a harness of a dog |
| Council | A group of leaders who met to make decisions |
| Ceremony | A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event (Harvests, marriages, births, end of buffalo hunts) |
| Adapt | To adjust way of living to land and resources |
| Staples | Something that is always needed and used. Example: main foods of corn, beans and squash |
| Surplus | Extra amounts of good |
| Adobe | Sun dried bricks made of clay and straw |
| Hogans | Cone-shaped shelters built by covering a wooden frame with mud or adobe |
| Trade networks | A system that allows people to get goods from faraway places |
| Clan | An extended group of family members, who often lived in the same longhouse |
| Economy | The way the people of a state, region, or country use their resources to meet their needs |
| Barter | The exchange of goods, on behalf of two groups who spoke very different languages |
| Potlatch | A Native American celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people (means: To Give) |
| Kayaks | A one-person canoe made of waterproof skins stretched over wood or bone |
| Igloos | A house made of snow or ice |
| Oral Tradition | Stories told by word of mouth |
| Eastern Woodlands | A cultural region east of the Mississippi River |
| 5 Nations (Iroquois) | Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca |
| The Plains most important Resource | Buffalo (also known as American Bison) |
| Pemmican | Dried meat that could be stored |
| Nomadic | Move from place to place |
| Polytheistic | Believed in more than one God. |
| Hopi Chief | Religious Leader who made the rule and handed out punishments |
| Dried Buffalo Droppings | Chips |
| Pueblo | Shelter make from stone mud or adobe |
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