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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the order of events
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glaciers melting
nomands spreading out making of clay pots large animals become extinct |
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Why did nomads stop moving around?
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People began to farm.
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nomads
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person who moves from place to place following food.
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extinct
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something that dies out.
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adapt
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when people change their ways. For example, no large animals meant they hunted smaller animals.
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agriculture
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farming
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What is slash and burn?
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Iroquois used this method to clear land. First they killed and burned the trees. Then seeds were planted.
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Who was in the Iroquois League?
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Cyuga
Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Seneca |
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What was the role of the Iroquois League?
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they were a confederacy which is a loose group of governments working together. For example, they settled disputes.
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What were the 3 sisters?
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corn
beans squash |
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What were jobs done by men?
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fished
hunted made weapons cleared land |
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What were jobs done by women?
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prepared food
made blankets, clothing from animal skins planted crops |
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How did they use their natural resources?
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They used wood to build longhouses and canoes
Animals for food and clothing |
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palisade
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walls made of tall wooden poles around their village, like a fence
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longhouse
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Iroquois lived in them. They were long, narrow buildings with curved roofs.
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wampum
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beads, made from shells, tha were used by Native Americans as money and to mark agreements
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wigwam
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round, bark-coverd shelter
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specialize
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is to work at one kind of job that a perosn can do well.
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generation
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the average time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children.
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Algonquian canoes
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made from birch trees
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How did Algonquian children learn the traditions of the tribe?
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they learned by watching and helping in their families.
listened to stories |
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What were the jobs of the men?
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made weapons
trapped fished cleared fileds cut bark for canoes |
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What were the jobs of the women?
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planted and cared for crops
raised children cooked food stored meats |
