American 1492 Magazine # 6

A traditional gathering or celebration of people from the Pacific Northwest that included feasting, dancing and giving of gifts.

• potlatch

• status

• plaza

• flash flood

A sudden, large overflow of water, usually caused by heavy rain.

• flash flood

• longhouse

• mesa

• plaza

A large wooden home shared by several related families of the Eastern Woodlands people.

• longhouse

• potlatch

• evidence

• pueblo

A tall wooden post carved with symbols and figures representing a family's history and importance

• mesa

• earth lodge

• totem pole

• status

A position or importance relative to that of others in the tribe.

• status

• pueblo

• kiva

• adobe

An underground chamber where religious ceremonies were held and only the men were allowed into.

• earth lodge

• kiva

• mesa

• plaza

A clue or set of clues helpful in forming a conclusion.

• flash flood

• mesa

• potlatch

• evidence

Based on ancestry traced through the mother's family

• pueblo

• kiva

• matrilineal

• mesa

An object made by people of the past.

• artifact

• totem pole

• mesa

• status

A wide, flat-topped hill with steep, cliff-like sides.

• plaza

• mesa

• potlatch

• pueblo