Unit 1: Native Americans

Question 1

Ice Age

Answer 1

Period during which low temperatures caused large areas of Earth’s water to freeze

Question 2

glacier

Answer 2

Thick sheets of ice that covered the Earth’s surface during the Ice Age

Question 3

migrate

Answer 3

to move from one area to another

Question 4

artifact

Answer 4

object made by people in the past

Question 5

ceremony

Answer 5

activity done for a special purpose

Question 6

archaeologist

Answer 6

scientist who studies the artifacts of people who lived long ago and draws conclusions from them

Question 7

mesa

Answer 7

high, flat land form that rises steeply from the land around it

Question 8

theory

Answer 8

one possible explanation of something

Question 9

drought

Answer 9

long period without rain

Question 10

surplus

Answer 10

more than needed

Question 11

pyramid

Answer 11

building with three or more sides shaped like triangles that slant toward a point at the top

Question 12

tribute

Answer 12

payment a ruler demands from people he or she rules

Question 13

civilization

Answer 13

culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning

Question 14

specialize

Answer 14

focus on one particular product, activity, or job

Question 15

empire

Answer 15

large group of lands and peoples ruled by one leader

Question 16

slavery

Answer 16

practice of owning people and forcing them to work

Question 17

Pueblo

Answer 17

Spanish word for village

Question 18

potlatch

Answer 18

Native American celebration in which the hosts give gifts to their guests.

Question 19

totem pole

Answer 19

wooden post carved with animals or other images; often used to honor ancestors or special events

Question 20

Cultural Region

Answer 20

area in which people with similar culture live

Question 21

tribe

Answer 21

a group of families bound together under a single leadership

Question 22

Shaman

Answer 22

Native American doctor or healer

Question 23

tepee

Answer 23

a dwelling built by the Plains Native Americans, made of poles arranged in a circle covered by buffalo hides

Question 24

powwow

Answer 24

Native American ceremony that often includes traditional dancing and games

Question 25

travois

Answer 25

sled made of poles tied together; used to transport goods

Question 26

lodge

Answer 26

large, round hut built by Plains Native Americans

Question 27

wampum

Answer 27

belts or sting of polished seashells that were used for trading and gift-giving by Iroquois and other Native Americans

Question 28

Longhouse

Answer 28

building used for shelter by Iroquois

Question 29

League

Answer 29

union of people or groups

Question 30

Reservation

Answer 30

land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans