Social Studies Chapter 2: Native Americans of N. America
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- What is a group of families held together under a single leadership called?
- tribe
- What is an area in which people with similar (same) cultures live called?
- a cultural region
- What is a building used for shelter by the Iroquois called?
- longhouse
- What are belts or strings of polished seashells that were used for trading and gift-giving by Iroquois and other Native Americans called?
- wampum
- What is land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans called?
- reservations
- What were large, round huts built over a deep hole by the Plains Indians called?
- a lodge
- What is a place to live built by Plains Indians, made of poles placed in a circle, covered by buffalo hides called?
- tepee
- What is a sled made of poles tied together; used by Native Americans to carry goods (buffalo meat) across the plains called?
- travois
- What is a gathering of American Indians at a ceremony that often includes traditional dancing and games called?
- powwow
- What is the Spanish word for village, and the name of a group of people who lived in the Southwest Desert called?
- pueblo
- What is the Native American celebration in which hosts give gifts to their guests called?
- potlatch
- What is a wooden post carved with animals or other pictures made to show a person's ancestors (past family) and wealth called?
- totem pole
- What was a Native American doctor or healer called?
- shaman
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What is a group that people form that unites them for a purpose called?
Example: The Iroquois League - league