America 1492 Vocabulary Test

A traditional gathering of peoples from the Pacific Northwest that includes feasting, dancing, and gifts

• adobe

• archealogist

• potlatch

• pueblo

a sudden, large overflow of water, usually caused by heavy rain

• flash flood

• artifact

• kiva

• plaza

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

• evidence

• longhouse

• adobe

• status

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

• kiva

• totem pole

• potlatch

• evidence

a word desribing the Americas before Columbus arrived

• artifact

• earth lodge

• adobe

• pre-Columbian

A scientist who studies human life and cultures of the past

• adobe

• archaeologist

• artifact

• status

position or importance relative to that of others

• status

• mesa

• potlatch

• kiva

an undergroud ceremonial chamber found in a village of the Southwest peoples

• kiva

• longhouse

• pueblo

• pre-Columbian

a clue or set of clues helpful in forming a conclusion

• evidence

• flash flood

• earth lodge

• status

an open, public space in a village or town

• mesa

• matrilineal

• plaza

• pueblo