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16 Cards in this Set
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artifact
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an object made by people from the past
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archaeologist
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a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past
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prehistory
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the time before written records
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hunter-gatherer
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a person who found food by hunting animals
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cause
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an event that makes something else happen
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effect
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an event that happen from another event
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heritage
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the history and tradition of a family
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longhouse
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a long wooden building in an Iroquois that many families share
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ancestor
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a person in your family starting with your parents, who were born before you.
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Iroquois confederacy
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a political group of six native american groups founded around 1570
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Confederacy
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the government formed by all southern states that receded from the United States
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clan
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a group of native american families who share the same ancestor.
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clan mother
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the leader of the clan
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council
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a group of people who talk and make decisions.
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sachem
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a council member at the Iroquois confederacy
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wampum
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polished bead used in ceremonies by Iroquois and other native americans to represent certain ideas. Also used in gift giving and trading
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