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Chapter 2 – The First Americans. Glacier. A huge thick sheet of slowly moving ice _____________________ Mountain glacier Continental glacier. Migration. A movement from one place to another. agriculture. Farming or growing plants. civilization.
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Glacier • A huge thick sheet of slowly moving ice _____________________ Mountain glacier Continental glacier
Migration • A movement from one place to another
agriculture • Farming or growing plants
civilization • A group of people living together with organized systems of government, religion, and culture.
surplus • Extra
Potlatch • A large feast that may last for several days. A meeting to distribute tribal wealth
Clan • A group of related families
Irrigation • A way of supplying water with streams, ditches, or pipes.
pueblo • The Spanish word for town
staple • A main crop or component of a diet
ceremony • An event at which people gather to express important beliefs
lodge • A type of home that Plains Indians made using bark, earth, and grass
nomad • A person who moves around and does not live in one place.
travois • Equipment similar to a sled made from two long poles
longhouse • A large house made out of wood poles and covered with bark
confederation • A type of government in which separate groups of people join together, but local leaders still make many decisions for their group.
wampum • Pieces of carefully shaped seashell made into strings or belts.
barter • To exchange goods without using money