Vocabulary Flashcards

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Theory

Back

an idea based on study and research.

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Artifact

Back

objects made by people.

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Longhouse

Back

long wooden buildings that could hold up to 50 people.

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Wigwams

Back

wooden framed homes covered by woven nets and sheets of birch bark.

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Travois

Back

a frame made from poles and skins, made to pull things.

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Nomads

Back

wanderers, people who moved around.

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Lodge

Back

large round huts built over a deep hole.

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Adobe

Back

a mixture of clay and straw baked into hard bricks.

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Hogan

Back

dome shaped home made of mud, logs, and bark.

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Totem Poles

Back

carved crests on poles made of cedar woods. Made to tell a story.