Native Americans Flashcards
Agriculture
Using soil to grow crops, farming, and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
clan
a group of close-knit and interrelate families
irrigation
Irrigation is the method in which a controlled amount of water is supposed to plants.
nomad
Someone who follows the food source.
pueblo
A Southwest American Indian settlement consisting of multistoried adobe houses.
civilizations
The stage of human social development and organization that is considered advanced.
migration
A movement of animals or humans from one region to another.
cliff dwellers
Prehistoric American Indian people of the Southwestern U.S. who built their homes on rock ledges, canyon walls, or cliffs
kivas
A chamber, built underground, used by Pueblo indians for religious purposes.
mesa
An isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides found in landscapes with horizontal strata.
Tlingit
A member of an American Indian people of the coasts and islands of southeastern Alaska.
Hopi
A member of a Pueblo Indian people living chiefly in northeastern Arizona.
staple
A basic or necessary item of food.
travois
a type of sled formerly used by North American Indians to carry goods.
longhouse
The traditional dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indians.
confederation
An organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
Wampum
A Quantity of beads from quahog shells, strung together and worn as a decorative belt or other decoration of used as money.
adobe
a kind of clay used as a building material,typically in the form of sun-dried bricks.
