Social Studies Ch 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
means to change the way you live to fit a new place
adapt
the way of life, or beliefs, ideas, and language of a group of people
culture
formal act or event that celebrates a people’s beliefs
ceremony
means to exchange things with someone else
trade
means to trade one item for another
barter
is the way that people choose to make, buy, sell, and use things
economy
gently rolling land at the base of mountains
piedmont
record of past events
history
culture’s special way of doing something
tradition
organization that makes laws and keeps order
government
basic laws and ideas that a government and its people follow
constitution
which American Indian community lived where there was little rain
Navajo
which Indian community built their houses partly underground
Yurok
which Indian community depended on forests, rivers, and rich soil to survive
Cherokee
which man invented a way to write the Cherokee language
Sequoyah
which Indian community built long, narrow houses
Haudenosaunee
what kind of shell was used by the Yurok community as money
tooth
what was the Navajo’s special ceremony
sand painting
what is the name of the Cherokee’s first women leader
Wima Mankiller
how was the Haudenosaunee Constitution made first
orally spoken
