Social Studies Chapter2 11\8\21 Flashcards
What are the 4 main Indian groups that we learned about
Plain Indians,eastern woodlands,pacific northwest and the west Indians
to move from place to place
Migrate
someone who catches and gathers food
hunter gatherer
the study of the earth and its atmosphere
geography
the weather conditions
climate
they move from place to place
nomad
the science or practice of farming
agriculture
The practical use of science
technology
bringing water from one place to another
irrigation
the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced
civilization
info that comes from the time being studies
primary source
An account of the pass written by someone who was not an eyewitness to those events
Secondary Source
before there were written accounts
prehistoric
A narrow body of water
strait
a land bridge that connects north america
beringia
a humpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox native to North America and Europe.
bison
An animal relating to elephants that were around in prehistoric times
Wooly mammoth
A scientist who studies artifacts
archaeologist
objects used by people back then
artifacts
Traditional amongst family
Custom
being passed on from generation
tradition
traditional belifs
folklore
Old family members that are dead
ansesters
An eastern woodland tribe that grew corn and squash
Algonquin
They lived in longhouses that held up to 8 to ten families
Iroquois
A method of farming
Slash\burn
They lived in the plains
Plains Indians
Cone shaped tents
Tepees
A southern Indian tribe ceremony
Kachina
a kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks
Adobe
a pole on which totems are hung or on which the images of totems are carved
Totem Pole
A special feast in which the guests receive gifts
Potlach
The gift received in a potlach
Copper
The study of earth and space
Astronomy
The city the Aztecs lived in
Tenochtitlan
a level paved area or platform next to a building
Terraces
Lived in the Western Coast South America (specifically Peru)
Incas
A house that can fit 8-10 families
Long house
Small single family dwellings
Wigwams
elected to rule the affairs of the city
council
They make the rules
Government
A league or alliance
Confederacy
An alliance of groups formed
League
The money that a country makes by using their natural resources
Economy
A series of routes or paths by which trade can take place
Trading Network
Trading with raw matirials
Commodity
5 different tribes that grouped together
League of Iroquois
Name three facts on the Eastern Woodlands
- They lived in the eastern parts of the U.S
- They got their food by hunting,gathering,farming and they fished.
- Two sub tribes are the irique and the Algonquin
Name three facts on the Plains Indians
They lived in the Great plains, an area stretched Westward all the way to the Rocky Mts.
Dry hard land with lots of short grass and no trees.
They hunted buffalo And used every single part of them.
