Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Ice Age
|
the time when glaciers covered much of the Earth's surface
|
|
|
glacier
|
huge sheets of ice
|
|
|
prehistory
|
the period of time before people wrote down their history
|
|
|
archaeology
|
the study of the way people lived in the past (prehistorical people)
|
|
|
artifact
|
objects made by people in the past (pottery, clothing, ashes)
|
|
|
hunter-gatherer
|
people who get their food by hunting game and gathering plants, fruits, and nuts
|
|
|
culture
|
the way of life shared by a group of people
|
|
|
nation
|
a group of Native Americans who share the same culture
|
|
|
longhouse
|
long buildings made of poles and covered with sheets of bark (7-8 families often lived in one longhouse)
|
|
|
clan
|
a group of families who shared the same ancestor
|
|
|
wigwam
|
a house made of poles covered with bark, animal skins, or grass (all have holes in the roof to let the smoke out)
|
|
|
council
|
a group of people who make decisions
|
|
|
descendants
|
people who come after an ancestor or group of ancestors
|
