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1.1 The Early Amer.

1.1 The Early Americas

TermDefinition
Glacier thick sheet of ice
Causeway Raised road made of packed earth
Quipu device used by the Inca. Made of cord or string with knots that stood for different amounts and categories.
Terrace wide shelf of land cut into a hillside
Culture a way of life developed by a group of people
Adobe sun-dried brick
Pueblo buildings made of stone and adobe
culture region an area in which people share a similar way of life
tribe community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals
diffusion process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
pit house a house in the Arctic region dug into the ground and covered with skins
potlatch ceremonial dinner held by some Native American groups in the Northwest Coast
Kachina masked dancer at religious ceremonies of the Southwest Indians
Clan a group of two or more related families
Iroquois League alliance of the five Iroquois nations
Sachem member of the tribal chief council in the League of the Iroquois
settlement A permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants.
city-state large town that has its own government and controls the surrounding land
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