Casazza Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
0
Q

Longhouse

A

A long dwelling especially of the Iroqouis for several families

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Confederacy

A

A league of persons, parties,or states

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Palisade

A

A long strong pointed stake set close with others as a defense

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Decoy-

A

Something intended to lure into a trap; especially: an artificial bird used to attract live birds within shooting range

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Tribe

A

A social group made up of many families,clans,or generations that share the same language,customs and beliefs.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Artifact

A

A usually simple object (as a tool or ornament) showing human work and representing a culture or a stage in the development of a culture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Dialect

A

A regional variety of a language differing from the standard language.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Reservation

A

Something reserved for special use especially an area of public lands so reserved for use by amircan Indians

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Archery

A

The art,practice,or skill of shooting a bow and arrow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Wigwam

A

A hut used by the American Indians of the Great Lakes region and Eastward usually having an arched frame of poles covered with bark,Rush mats,or hides

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Wampum

A

‘White string’ beads of polished shells formerly used by north American Indians as money and ornaments

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

League

A

An assoiation or alliance of nations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Hiawatha

A

Legendary Iroquois Indian chief

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Haudenosaunee

A

Six nations gathered together for the Iroquois confederacy known among the Aboriginal people as the Haudensauee

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Three sisterss

A

The three sisters are corn,beans,and squash

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
0
Q

Vocabulary word

A

Definition

0
Q

Storyteller

A

Teller of stories

0
Q

Sachem

A

A North American Indian chief

0
Q

Clan

A

A group made up by of hose holds whose heads clan to have a common ancestor .

0
Q

Pelt

A

Skin and attached fur of an animal

0
Q

Hide

A

The skin of an animal whether raw or dressed

1
Q

Ancestors

A

One from whom an individual,group,or species is distended.

2
Q

Bait

A

Something used (food) to attract animals