Quizlet 5th SS Ch 2

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  1. Aztecs: The Indian people who adopted ideas from the Mayas and went on to build a large empire were the
  2. barter: People went to the Dalles from all over the Northwest to exchange goods, or ___________________
  3. Buffalo: The Plains Indians made clothes, tools, weapons, and food from the _____________ they hunted.
  4. Chinooks and Makahs: The Indian peoples who got most of their food from the rivers and oceans close to their home were the
  5. Clan: A _________ is a group of families that are related to one another
  6. confederation: A ____________ is a loose group of governments
  7. eat when there was a drought: Pueblo family members needed to store surplus food so they could
  8. hogan (Navajo): a cone-shaped house made of a log frame coered by mud or grass
  9. Kachinas: ________________ are the guardian spirits of the Hopis
  10. Longhouse (Iroquois): a hose made of elm bark with large doors at each end; home for several families
  11. pit house (chinook): a house built partly over a hole dug in the ground
  12. pueblo (Hopi): an adobe building with rooms on top of and next to one another; home for many families
  13. slavery: Holding people against their will and making them carry out orders is called _____________
  14. tepee (Mandan): a cone shape house made of poles and covered with buffalo skin
  15. They formed a confederation: How did the Iroquois stop the fighting among neighboring tribes?
  16. They needed a language to make trade easier: Why did the Chinooks develop a special language
  17. to make totem poles: The Makahs did not use parts of the whales
  18. Totem pole: The carved post that shows the history of a family is a ______________