Chapter 7 Vocab

Question 0

Ancestry

Answer 0

Heritage

Question 1

Bison

Answer 1

Buffalo

Question 2

Umiak

Answer 2

A large boat covered with hides and propelled by broad paddles

Question 3

Palisade

Answer 3

A defensive force

Question 4

Nuclear Family

Answer 4

A mother, a father and their children

Question 5

Cannibal

Answer 5

One who eats human flesh

Question 6

Hearth

Answer 6

Fireplace

Question 7

Blind

Answer 7

A enclosure used to conceal oneself from wildlife for the purpose of hunting.

Question 8

Pound

Answer 8

Hunting by trapping in a pen and killing

Question 9

Corral

Answer 9

A pen to trap the bison

Question 10

Initiation

Answer 10

A ceremony during which one gains new stats such as membership in a select group.

Question 11

Dugout

Answer 11

Made by hollowing out a large log

Question 12

Pit house

Answer 12

A home built partly underground

Question 13

Rafter

Answer 13

A beam that supports the roof of a house

Question 14

Semi-subterranean

Answer 14

Partly underground

Question 15

Edible

Answer 15

Able to be eaten

Question 16

Potlatch

Answer 16

A traditional ceremony practices by many aboriginal people of the Pacific Northeast coast. Potlatch is Chinook meaning to give. The gift of a potlatch are payments to those who witness a family ceremony like weddings.

Question 17

Totem Pole

Answer 17

A large red cedar tree that is carved and depicts a family history using crests and designs owned by an individual family primarily a Northeast coast tradition.

Question 18

Habitation

Answer 18

A place to stay

Question 19

Midden

Answer 19

A heap of garbage, shells or debris