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Chapter 1 Vocab

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Archaeologist   a person who studies artifacts and fossils of ancient people  
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glacier   large sheet of moving ice  
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civilization   population of people who share systems of trade, art, Religion and Science  
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irrigation   method of supplying dry land with water through pipes  
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adobe   bricks made of mud and straw  
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totem pole   carved log painted with symbols representing the clan  
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potlatch   special feast where guest receive gifts  
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migrate   move  
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Hogan   dome - shaped Navajo house  
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teepee   cone shaped house covered with animal hides  
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lodge   home made with logs covered with mud and grass  
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travois   sled that is dragged by person or animal  
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coup stick   stick used by Native AM. boys to celebrate bravery  
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Slash and burn   Type of farming where trees are cut and under growth is burned to create fertile soil  
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longhouse   Home made of bent polls covered with birch bark  
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Wampum   polished beads made from shells wovens together  
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Creek Confederacy   Group that served as protection for SE tribes  
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clan   Groups of families  
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Iroquois Confederacy   Group of five tribes doing to make peace and E woodlands  
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