native americans Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Mesa?
A
A hill with a flat top
2
Q
what is a dugout?
A
another name for a canoe
3
Q
what is a longhouse?
A
a home where several families live
4
Q
what is a shaman?
A
a medicine man
5
Q
What is adobe?
A
A mixture of clay and straw baked into bricks
6
Q
what is a potlatch?
A
a celebration to raise and honor the totem poles
7
Q
what is a kachina doll?
A
items used to educate children in the southwest region
7
Q
what is a kiva?
A
a round, underground structure used for ceremonies
8
Q
what is agriculture?
A
farming
9
Q
what is democracy?
A
a form of government where all citizens are included
9
Q
what is a drought?
A
a period of little or no rain
10
Q
what is an irrigation?
A
a waterway to get water to crops
11
Q
what is a stockade?
A
a high fence for protection
12
Q
what is maize?
A
corn
13
Q
what are the three sisters?
A
corn, beans, and sqaush
