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NativeAmericaRegions
Indigenous Cultures of the Americas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| traditional Navajo hut, dome shaped and made of logs, sticks, and mud | hogan |
| gift-giving feast practiced by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest | potlatch |
| object made by people in the past from which history can be learned | artifact |
| group of families that share the same ancestor | clan |
| payment demanded of people by a ruler, usually made in the form of valuable goods | tribute |
| period of extremely low temperatures during which much of Earth's water was frozen in glaciers | Ice Age |
| belts or strings of polished beads made from shells, used for trading and gift-giving by Iroquois and other Native Americans | wampum |
| to move from one location to another | migrate |
| underground rooms used by some Native Americans for religious ceremonies | kivas |
| monumental structure with a square or triangle base and sides that slope to meet at a point at the top | pyramid |
| a long period with no rain | drought |
| Native American ceremony involving feasting, singing, and dancing | powwow |
| apartment-style homes of the Native Americans of the Southwest | pueblo |
| more than what is needed | abundant |
| a cone-shaped dwelling that can be moved easily and is made of animal skins, used by Native Americans of the Plains | teepee |
| a method of bringing water to dry land through a series of ditches or pipes | irrigation |
| "The Great Peacemaker" | Deganawida |
| What were the reasons for the Iroquois Confederacy? | to unify the tribes and make them stronger & to maintain peace among Iroquois tribes |
| The Hopi believed that kachinas would.... | bring rain for the crops. |
| The Tlingit obtained most of their food from… | the ocean. |
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