Social Studies Chapter 3

Front 1

History

Back 1

The story of what happens in the past.

Front 2

Desert

Back 2

A dry environment where a little rain falls.

Front 3

Canyon

Back 3

A deep valley with steep sides.

Front 4

Cliff

Back 4

The high steep face of a mountain table.

Front 5

Mesa

Back 5

A landform that looks like a high flat table.

Front 6

Kiva

Back 6

A special room for religious ceremonies by some Native Americans. They had a hole in the top because they believed that people came to Earth from special holes in the ground.

Front 7

Artifact

Back 7

A human-made object left behind by a group of people who lived long ago.

Front 8

Museum

Back 8

A place where we can look at objects of art, science, or history.

Front 9

Technology

Back 9

The use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs.

Front 10

Decision

Back 10

The act of choosing one thing rather than another.

Front 11

Yurok

Back 11

This group lived a long time on the West coast and were skilled fishers.

Front 12

Anasazi

Back 12

This group lived in the Southwest in cliff houses. They grew corn and raised turkeys.

Front 13

Plains Indians

Back 13

This group used buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter. They lived in the middle area of the United States.

Front 14

Cherokee

Back 14

This group currently lives in North Carolina and Oklahoma

Front 15

Iroquois

Back 15

This group lived in the Northeast. The land they once lived on is now part of New York State. They lived in shelters covered with bark.