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41 Cards in this Set
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Clan
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A group of related families
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Calumet
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a peace pipe
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Immunity
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natural resistance to disease
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Heritage
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The values and traditions handed down from previous generations
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Mastodon
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a prehistoric elephant
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Artifacts
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Pieces of bone, tools, and stone left behind by ancient people
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Agriculture
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Farming
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Pirogue
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a dugout
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Nomad
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a wanderer
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Mound
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a raised area created by a prehistoric peoples perhaps for ceremonial and burial purposes
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Treaty
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a formal agreement between two or more nations
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Temple Mound
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a raised area built by prehistoric Indians and used for religious ceremonies
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Confederation
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an entire group of related allies
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Midden
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a garbage mound left by prehistoric people
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Tribe
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a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, name, and way of living
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Archeologist
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a scientist who studies artifacts
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Atlatl
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a handle with weights used to throw spears with more force and for farther distances
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Totem
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the symbol of a tribe
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Ancestors
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Those from whom we are descended.
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Similar Concepts -- What words are related to "Survival?"
Why are these words similar? |
What do the following have in common? What makes them similar?
Agriculture Mastodon Immunity Atlatl Pirogue |
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Similar Concepts: What words are associated with "Archeologist?"
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What do the following have in common? What makes them similar?
Archeologist Artifacts Atlatl Totem midden Mound Temple Mound |
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Similar Concepts: What words are similar to the concept of "groups?"
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What do the following have in common? What makes them similar?
Tribe Confederation Nomads Ancestors |
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Anthropology
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The scientific study of humans and their development
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Archeology
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The study of the remains of past human cultures
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Geology
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The science of humans and their development
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Paleontology
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The study of fossil remains of plans and animals
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PAAG
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Anthropology
Archeology Geology Paleontology |
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PMEL
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Paleo
Meso Early Neo Late Neo |
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Paleo time period
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Which time period was 10,000-6,000 BCE?
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Meso
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Which time period was 8,000-2,000 BCE?
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Early Neo
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Which time period was 2,000 BCE - 16,000 CE?
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Late Neo
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Which time period was --1492 (when Columbus discovered America)?
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Atlatl
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The First Technological Adancement
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clan, tribe
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___is blood____ is language, name & way of life
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Confederation
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The "CSA" is an example of this____
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Heritage
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Traditions passed, down, down, down through the years
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Mastodon
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Prehistoric animal that could feed the tribes for weeks
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Midden
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an ancient garbage find for artifacts
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Tribal symbol
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Totem
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a formal agreement
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treaty
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Hunter/gather
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What kind of economy did the nomads have?
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