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a ceremony includes
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singing and sand painting.
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what is a ceremony
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part of a religion that includes singing and sand painting.
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long ago people people used what instead of money
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shells
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passing along beliefs and special celebrations.
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tradition
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several nations that make law and keep order are called
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governments
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where do the navajo indians live?
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southwestern united states.
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it is believed that american indians came from ?
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forests far north
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Navajo indians see the world as _____ and _________
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holy and sacred.
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The navajo leard to use the deserts _______ ________
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natural resources.
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_______ means to change the way you live to fit a new place
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adapt
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Some navajos say that _______ helped them adapt
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Spirits
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Scientists believe they learned their skills from _______
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other american indians and also their own ideas
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The navajo grew _____ _____ and ____
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corn squash and beens
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they hunted deer for?
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food and skins
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living in the desert was dry so they learned
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to plant seeds deep to reach water underground
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the way of life, or the beliefs, ideas, and language of a group of people is ______
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culture
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What is the belief in God or gods
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Religion
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how do navajo show respect for the sunrise
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they build homes facing the east
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who is spider woman?
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she is one of the holy people or spirts, that taught the navajos to weave.
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a formal act or event that celebrates a persons beliefs.
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Ceremony
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some navajo ceremonies include
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sand paintings
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what are sand paintings
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sacred pictures made with colored sand and materials
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the resourses the Yuroks use for their way of life include
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rivers and forests
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how did the Yurok build their house?
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partial underground
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In what way did the yurok change their environment
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with great care.
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To exchange things with somwone else
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Trade.
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The yurok economy was based on ___- and ______
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trade, natural resources of their land
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The way people choose to make buy sell and use things is
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ecomony
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special shells called tooth shells were used by the yurok for _____
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Money
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One can of shells was worth what to the Yurok
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a small boat
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To trade one item for another item is called _____
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Barter
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The Yuroks built their homes from
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redwood planks
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The yurok traded what?
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deerskin blankets
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To make a pure white deerskin was a sing of
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great wealth
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what indians lived in the appalachian mountains and valleys
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cherokee
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gently rolling land at the base of the mountain
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piedmont
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how is a piedmont formed
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soil washed down the mountians for many yrs.
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how many homes did cherokee's have
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two
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what did the cherokee people talk about at ceremonies
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crops, rules or other matters
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the record of past events is called
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history
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who invented a way to write the cherokee language
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Sequoyah
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what resources did the cherokee use for food?
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forests rivers and rich soil
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What is the trail of tears
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us forced cherokee to leave their land and go to oklahoma. 4 thousand died.
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a cultures special way of doing something.
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tradition
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cherokee traditions include what?
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special foods, dances and crafts.
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