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Chapter 2 GR 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancestor | an early family member |
| theory | an idea based on study and research |
| migration | the movement of people |
| 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 |
| cultural region | An area in which people share some ways of life |
| division of labor | Made it possible for people to produce more goods |
| palisades | Walls of tall wooden poles, around their villages |
| longhouses | Long wooden buildings that are divided into sections for each family |
| wampum | Beads cut from seashells |
| confederation | A loose group of government working together |
| wigwams | Round bark covered shelters |
| lodges | large round earthen houses, held 20-40 people |
| sod | A layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses |
| scarce | In short supply |
| tepee | Cone shaped shelter made of buffalo hides and wooden poles |
| travois | Two poles tied together at one end then used to carry supplies |
| council | A group of people that meet to make decisions for a group |
| ceremony | A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event |
| adapt | adjust |
| staple | main |
| surplus | extra amounts |
| adobe | sun dried bricks made of clay and straw |
| hogans | Cone shaped shelters that covered a wooden frame with mud or adobe |
| trade networks | A way to trade with nearby villages to get goods from a long distance away |
| harpoons | Long spears with sharp shell points |
| clan | Extended family |
| economy | The way the people of a state, region, or country use their resources to meet their needs |
| barter | a way to exchange goods |
| potlatch | A celebration to show wealth and divide property among the people |
| kayak | A small, light, boat that is pointed on both ends with a cover on top |
| igloo | A house made of ice |
| Eastern Woodland resource | wood |
| Plains resource | buffalo |
| Southwest resource | water |
| Northwest resource | wood |
| Arctic resource | seals |
| Eastern Woodland shelter | longhouse or wigwam |
| Plains shelter | tepee or lodge |
| Southwest shelter | pueblo or hogan |
| arctic shelter | igloo |
| Which continent early settlers crossed the land bridge from | Asia |
| Which group first used the number zero | Mayans or Maya |
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