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26 Cards in this Set
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class
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a group of people treated with more or less resect, depending on the group's place in society
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confederation
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a loosley untied group of government
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tepee
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a cone-shaped tent made of poles covered with animal skins
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shaman
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a religious leader and healer
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arid
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very dry
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ceremony
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a service or ritual performed for a special purpose, such as for religion
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kachina
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one of the spirits that are important in the religionof the Hopis and other Pueblo people
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dugout
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a boat made from a hallowed-out log
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Iroquois League
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a group of Iroquois tribes that decded to work together peacefully
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legend
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a story handed down over time, often to explain the past
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pit house
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a house built partly over a hole dug in the earth so that some of its rooms are under the ground
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clan
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a group of families that are related to one another
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diversity
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differences, such as those amoung diferent people
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noble
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a person from an upper-class family
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empire
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a government in which one ruler governs many lands and people
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emperor
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the ruler of an empire
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tribute
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payments that a ruler demands from his or her people
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cultural region
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an area where people share some ways of life
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barter
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to trade with people by exchanging goods
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potlatch
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a type of American Indian feast at which the host give away valuable gifts
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totem pole
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a wooden post that is carved with shapes of people and animals
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hogan
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a cone-chaped house by covering a log frame with mud or grass
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council
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a group that makes laws
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longhouse
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a long wooden house in which several Indian families lived together
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city-state
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a city that has its own ruler and government
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slavery
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the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders
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