Bayou Bridges Unit 5 Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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A small strip of land that connects two large landmasses

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land bridge

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Animals that are hunted

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game

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a large, rounded pile

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mound

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A Native American leader who is believed to have special powers

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shaman

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a large prehistoric elephant-like animal covered with hair

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mammoth

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a type of brick made from sun-dried clay

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adobe

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a device used for throwing a spear

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atlatl

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a person who lives on a rock ledge or cliff wall, such as a member of the Ancestral Pueblo people

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Cliff Dweller

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a large, extinct elephant-like mammal

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mastodon

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A group of Native American peoples who live in the American Southwest

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Pueblo