Vocabulary: Native Peoples of North America

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Endeavor

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To try hard to achieve a goal.

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Harvest

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To take and gather such crops as wheat and corn for use.

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Hieroglyph

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A type of ancient writing that uses pictures for words.

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Hunter-gatherer

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Early human who lived by gathering wild plants and hunting animals.

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Mesa

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A flat-topped hill with steep sides.

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Oral History

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Spoken records, including stories, that have been passed from one generation to the next.

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Potlatch

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A special feast given by the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, in which the guests receive gifts.

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Prairie

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Flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with frasses or wildflowers.

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Slash-and-burn

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A method of clearing land for farming by cutting and burning trees.

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Totem Pole

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A tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest Coast to honor an important person or to mark a special event.