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Native Americans
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Term | Definition |
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Mesa | A mountain or hill with a flat top and steep sides. |
Technology | The design or use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems. |
Prairie | A flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wild flowers and there are few trees. |
Compromise | The settling of a dispute by each side agreeing to give up something. |
Travois | A sled like device used by the Plains N.A to transport goods. |
Wampum | A belt or necklace of small polished beads made from shells and strung or woven together. |
Kiva | Underground rooms used for religious ceremonies. |
Potlatch | A special feast in which guests receive gifts. |
Migrate | To move from one place to another. |
Tomahawk | Had a stone head with a wooden handle, was used as a weapon. |
Parfleche | Dried buffalo that was fashioned into containers to store dried meat. |
Nomad | A person that moves constantly wit no permanent home. |
Three Sisters | Corn, squash, and beans were often grown together and many times eaten together in a dish called succotash. |