5th Grade - Chapter 2 Vocab

Front

Families sharing the same ancestor

Back

Clan

Front

Settling a dispute by each side giving up part of its demands

Back

Compromise

Front

Union of the five major Iroquois nations

Back

Iroquois Confederacy

Front

Underground rooms used by the Anasazi for religious ceremonies

Back

Kivas

Front

Home made of logs, grasses, sticks, and soil used by Plains Native Americans.

Back

Lodge

Front

Home shared by Iroquois families

Back

Longhouse

Front

A mountain or hill with a flat top and steep sides

Back

Mesa

Front

Feast by Northwest Coast Native Americans

Back

Potlatch

Front

Flat or gently rolling land with grasses and wildflowers

Back

Prairie

Front

Spanish word for "village" referring to Native American apartment-style homes in the Southwest

Back

Pueblo