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36 Cards in this Set
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History
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The study of past events
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Political science
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study of government
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Geography
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The study of earth and it's features, as well as where people live
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Archaeology
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Past,Artifacts, fossils, study of the remains of past human life and activities
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Constitution
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supreme law of the land, great law of peace
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Legislative Branch
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congress, house of representatives, MAKES THE LAW
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Executive Branch
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president, ENFORCES THE LAW
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Judicial Branch
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Supreme court, QUESTION LAW
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Myth
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based on real facts, story passed down from generation to generation, represents stories and beliefs from your culture
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Wampum
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valuable beads made from clamshells, painted on, recorded history
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Confederation
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Union of different independent nations.
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Sachem
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council cheif of the tribe
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Communal
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shared ownership
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Descendants
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lower generations
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Nuclear family
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father, mother and children, most important tie is marraige
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extended family
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people to whom you are biologically related to, most important tie is blood
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longhouse family
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all blood relatives of oldest woman in house, most important
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fire side family
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father mother children. shared a fireplace, less important then longhouse family
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monotheists
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one god
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polytheists
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more then one god
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matrilineal
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tracing descendent through mothers
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patrilineal
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tracing descent through father
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Dekanawida
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Huron indian, who invisioned great peace
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Hiawatha
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went through with Dekanawidas dream traveling,
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The sky woman
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fell out of sky........
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The earth diver
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muskrat who brought up soil
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The three sisters
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corn, beans, and squash
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who was the head of the iroquois family
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woman
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the good minded twin
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normal way, day, right handed, good
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evil minded twin
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armpit, night, left handed, bad
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Five themes of Geography
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location, place, human- enviornment interaction, movement, region
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SQRRR
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survey, question, read, recite, review
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role of women in the iroquis confederation
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nominated sachems, respected
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values in creation myth
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opposites, passed down orally
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5 nations
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SCOOM
seneca, cayuga, onondage, oneida, mohawk ( west to east ) |
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two goals of iroquois confederation
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internal and external peace
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