Q1 Native American History and Culture

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land bridge theory

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belief that people first arrived in North America by crossing 'land bridge' from Asia

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Eastern Woodlands Indians

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Native American culture of the present-day northeastern United States

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longhouse

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large wooden dwelling created by the Iroquois

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culture

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the entire way of life of a group of people

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Iroquois Confederacy

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representative government of the Iroquois; made up of sachems from all five tribes (Cayuga, Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk and Onondaga)

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primary source

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a first-hand account or original document

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sachem

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Iroquois chief; elected by women of the tribe

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representative government

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government in which the people choose leaders to make decisions for them

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Iroquois

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group of Native American tribes in upstate New York (part of Eastern Woodlands)

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geography

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study of the world’s natural environment and how people relate to it