CKLA Unit 8 week 1 vocabulary

What does the word "nomadic" mean?

• Staying in one place all the time

• Moving from place to place, often in search of food

• Building houses out of stone

• Living in a city

Which word means "large spaces or geographic areas"?

• Ritual

• Regions

• Mesas

• Effigy

What is a Woolly Mammoth?

• A type of bird

• A large, extinct mammal hunted by prehistoric people

• A kind of tree

• A sun-dried brick

What does "generation" refer to?

• A type of building

• All people of about the same age within a society or family

• A land formation

• A kind of animal

Which word means "to build"?

• Construct

• Evident

• Teeming

• Arid

If you see a statue made to look like a famous person, what is it called?

• Shaman

• Effigy

• Ritual

• Pueblo

Which of the following best describes a shaman?

• A person who builds houses

• A person who is said to have access to spirits and uses magic to cure illnesses

• A type of animal

• A kind of brick

What is adobe used for?

• Making clothing

• Building with sun-dried clay bricks

• Writing books

• Hunting animals

Which of these is an example of a ritual?

• Eating breakfast every morning

• A special ceremony for a holiday

• Running in a race

• Reading a book

If a river is teeming with fish, what does that mean?

• It is very dry

• It is filled to overflowing with fish

• It has no fish at all

• It is frozen