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| What does "migration" mean? | It is a movement of people or animals from one region to another |
| What is a "hunter-gatherer"? | They are people who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food |
| What does the term "environment" mean? | It is the climate and landscapes that surrounds living things |
| What is "archaeology" about? | It is the study of evidence left behind by early groups of people |
| What does the term "artifacts" mean? | They are objects made by humans |
| What is meant by the term "culture"? | It is the entire way of life that a group of people developed and includes behavior, customs, ideas, beliefs, skills, homes, clothes, and government |
| What is a "civilization"? | It is an advanced culture |
| What does the word "pueblo" mean? | It is the Spanish word for village |
| What is a "totem"? | They are large poles carved with the images of ancestors or animal spirits found in the Northwest culture region |
| What is a "teepee"? | They are cone-shaped tents covered with animal skins |
| What does the term "matrilineal" mean? | It is when people trace their ancestry through their mothers, not their fathers. The Iroquois and Navajos did this. |
| What is a "longhouse"? | They were Iroquois homes built out of poles sided with bark owned by the women. Many families often lived in them. |
| What is a "sachem"? | They were Iroquois tribal chiefs who were elected by the women |
| What was the "Bering Land Bridge"? | It was the land that was exposed connecting Siberia, Russia to Alaska during the last Ice Age |
| Who were the "Paleo-Indians"? | They were the people who crossed the Bering Land Bridge into Alaska between 38,000 B.C. and 10,000 B.C. |
| Who are the "Native Americans"? | They are the descendants of the Paleo-Indians. |
| What is a "culture region"? | It is an area in which people share a similar way of life |
| What is the "Iroquois League"? | It is a confederation or alliance established by the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk that waged war and made peace against non-Iroquois. The Tuscarora later became the sixth member of the confederation or league. |
