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42 Cards in this Set
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the design and use of tools, ideas, methods to solve problems
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technology
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a tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest coast to honor an important person or to mark a special evnt
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totem pole
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special feasts
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potlatch
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spanish word meaning "village" used to refer to apartment style homes
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pueblo
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type of clay found in the earth
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adobe
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homes made of logs
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lodges
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cone-shaped tents made of animal skins
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teepees
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a sled-like device used for carrying people and belongings
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travois
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a special weapon used by the Lakota Sioux warrior to show his bravery by touching, but not by killing, his enemy
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coup stick
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dried meat
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jerky
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long buildings made of poles covered with sheets of bark
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longhouse
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consisted of small polished beads that were usually made from shells and then strung and woven together
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wampum
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a group of families who share the same ancestor
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clans
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a union of people join together for a common purpose
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Iroquois Confederacy
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the settling of a dispute by agreeing that each side will give up something
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compromise
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the design and use of tools, ideas, methods to solve problems
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technology
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a tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest coast to honor an important person or to mark a special event
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totem pole
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special feasts
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potlatch
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spanish word meaning "village" used to refer to apartment style homes
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pueblo
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type of clay found in the earth
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adobe
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homes made of logs
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lodges
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cone-shaped tents made of animal skins
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teepees
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a sled-like device used for carrying people and belongings
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travois
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a special weapon used by the Lakota Sioux warrior to show his bravery by touching, but not by killing, his enemy
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coup stick
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dried meat
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jerky
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spirits visited the Hopi villages bringing them good luck
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Kachina
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a flat land covered with mostly grasses and wildflowers
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prairie
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An Iroquois group that made guidelines for peaceful living and other laws
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Iroquois confederacy
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Homes of the plains Indians before the introduction to the horse, which wered made of grass, sticks and soil
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lodge
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What were the two main groups of Indians of the western region?
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Mohave
Paiute |
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What were the three main groups of Indians of the Northwest Coast?
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Tsimshiaw
Chinook Tlingit |
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What was one thing the Northwest Indians did that made them different from the others?
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Salmon
Totems Potlatch |
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What did the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act do?
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Gave back 44 million acres to Native Americans in Alaska.
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Name the two major Indian groups of the Southwest Region.
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Navajo
Apache |
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What was one thing the Southwest Indians did that made them different from the others?
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dry farming
pueblos kachinas |
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Who was Nampeyo and what was her importance?
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Hopi woman, made pottery, kept Hopi traditions alive and passed down artwork
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What was the tribe in the Plains region and what aspect changed their lives?
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Lakota Sioux - horse
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What was one thing the Plains Indians did that made them different from the others?
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teepees
buffalo winter count |
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What was the winter count?
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Lakota calendar, met in the winter and recorded important events of the past year
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What were the two major groups of Indians in the Eastern Woodland region and why were they split this way?
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Algonkians
Iroquois split because of language |
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What were the names of the 6 tribes of the Iroquois?
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Mohawk
Oneida Onondaga Cayuga Seneca Tuscarora |
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What was one thing the Eastern Woodland Indians did that made them different from others?
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longhouse
expert farmers women were important "clan" mother Iroquois confederacy |
