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Native Americans

TermDefinition
adobe A type of clay used for building by Native Americans and Spanish colonists.
wigwam Native American home built out of sticks
longhouse A home shared by many native American families
wampum Polished beads used as gifts and trading by Native Americans
clan Families that share the same ancestors
Iroquois Confederacy (League of Five Nations) The union of 5 major Iroquois Nations joined together to instill peace and protection
Hiawatha Helped to form the Iroquois Confederacy
travois a sled
teepee a cone shaped tent made of animal skins
totem pole used to decorate villages
Culture entire way of life of a group
migration movement of people from one place to another with intent to settle
nomad person who moves from place to place in search for food
Land Bridge theory Bering Strait Land Bridge in which humans migrated from Asia to the Americas during ice age
Civilization advanced culture usually with organized religion and law
matriarchal society when females are the heads of families
patriarchal society hen males are heads of families
Iroquois creation story the oral history that explains the origins of life on Earth
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