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28 Cards in this Set
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ancestor
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early family member
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migration
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the movement of people
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artifacts
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objects made by people
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civilization
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a group of people with ways of life, religion and learning
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tradition
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a way of life or an idea handed down from the past, from generation to generation
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nomad
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A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
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woolly mammoth
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very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere
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Beringia
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land bridge that connected Asia and North America
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palisades
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walls of wooden poles
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longhouses
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Iroquois and Algonquian shelter that held up to 50 people
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wampum
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beads cut from seashells
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confederation
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a loose group of governments working together
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wigwams
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round, bark-covered shelters built by the Algonquians
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lodge
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Central Plains villages made up of large, round houses
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sod
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a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses
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scarce
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in short supply
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tepee
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cone shaped tent
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adapt
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to adjust
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staple
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main foods
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surplus
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extra amounts
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adobe
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sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw
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hogans
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Navajo cone-shaped shelters
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harpoons
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long spears with sharp shell points
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clan (21:)
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extended family
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barter
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an exchange of goods
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potlatch
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celebration to show wealth and divide property among people
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kayak
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one-person canoe made of waterproof skin stretched over wood or bone
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igloo
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Inuit homes made of ice
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