NAtive Americans

Study Guide

Vocabulary:

Glaciers – thick sheets of ice
Artifacts- objects made by humans
Archaeology- study of evidence left by early people
Adobe- sun dried bricks
Pueblos- houses that could shelter hundreds of families, villages
Drought- long dry spell
Culture area- a region in which people share a similar way of life.
Igloos – houses of snow and ice
Kayaks – small skin boats
Potlatch – ceremonial dinner
Kiva – underground chamber where men had religious ceremonies
Hogans – houses made of mud plaster over a framework of
Wooden poles.
Tepees – cone shaped tents
Travois – sleds
Long houses –Houses shared by several Iroqouis families
Sachems – tribal chiefs were called
Civilization – advanced culture
Hieroglyphics – writing that uses pictures to represent words and
Ideas.


Section 1
- In the far north ...