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ABSOLUTE DATING |
THE DETERMINATION OF THE AGE OF AN OBJECT BASED ON MEASURABLE PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL QUALITIES OR ASSOCIATIONS WITH WRITTEN RECORDS |
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ADAPTATION |
CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO NEW OR MODIFIED SURROUNDINGS |
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ARTIFACT |
SOMETHING MADE OR USED BY PEOPLE FROM THE PAST |
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BARTER |
TO TRADE ONE THING FOR ANOTHER WITHOUT THE EXCHANGE OF MONEY |
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CELESTIAL |
HEAVENLY |
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CURRENCY |
MONEY IN ANY FORM WHEN IN ACTUAL USE AS A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE |
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DOMESTICATE |
TO TRAIN OR ADAPT (AN ANIMAL OR PLANT) TO BE OF USE TO HUMANS |
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INFER |
IMPLY |
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MIGRATION |
THE ACT OF MOVING FROM ONE LAND OR COUNTRY TO SETTLE IN ANOTHER PLACE |
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NOMADIC |
HAVING NO FIXED HOME AND MOVING ACCORDING TO THE SEASONS FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN SEARCH OF FOOD, WATER, AND GRAZING LAND |
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ORAL TRADITION |
THE SPOKEN PRESERVATION, FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, OF A PEOPLE'S CULTURAL HISTORY AND ANCESTRY, OFTEN BY A STORYTELLER IN NARRATIVE FORM |
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PARFLECHE |
AN ARTICLE, LIKE A BAG, MADE FROM AN UNTANNED ANIMAL HIDE |
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RELATIVE DATING |
IN ARCHAEOLOGY, THE ARRANGEMENT OF ARTIFACTS OR EVENTS IN A SEQUENCE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER |
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TRAVOIS |
A FRAME HUNG BETWEEN TRAILING POLES AND PULLED BY A DOG OR HORSE |
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GULF OF MEXICO |
WHERE THE INDIANS OF KANSAS TRADED WITH PEOPLE |
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MEDICINE LODGE |
WHERE THE TREATY BETWEEN SATANTA AND THE US GOVERNMENT |
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PLATTE RIVER |
WHERE THE WICHITA AND PAWNEE MIGRATED TO FROM ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA AND SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS |
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ARAPAHO |
DECENDANT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ... NOMADIC TRIBE OF WEST KANSAS |
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CHEYENNE |
PAINTED ON CANVASES TO PAINT STORIES |
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COMANCHE |
DID NOT GROW CROPS |
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FRANCISO DE CORONADO |
SPANISH EXPLORED THE PLAINS AND GAVE THE FIRST WRITTEN RECORDS OF THE WICHITA |
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KANSA |
COUSIN OF OSAGE, MEN PLUCKED THEIR HAIR, DECENDANT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ... VILLAGE TRIBE OF EAST KANSAS |
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KIOWA |
DID NOT GROW CROPS, |
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KIOWA APACHE |
KEPT PICTORIAL ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY OF THEIR TRIBE, LIVED IN TIPI HOMES NOMADIC TRIBE |
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JACQUES MARQUETTE |
FRENCH EXPLORER WHO VISITED THE KANSA INDIANS |
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OSAGE |
COUSIN OF KANSA, HOMES OF BARK, DECENDANT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ... VILLAGE TRIBE OF EAST KANSAS |
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PAWNEE |
MEN WORE DISTINCTIVE HAIR STYLES, ROUND HOMES MADE OF EARTH, CULTIVATED CORD, DECENDANT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ... VILLAGE TRIBE OF EAST KANSAS |
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PLAINS APACHE |
ROAD HORSES, DECENDANT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ... NOMADIC TRIBE OF WEST KANSAS |
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SATANTA |
KIOWA CHIEF, KNOWN AS THE ORATOR OF THE PLAINS, WAS AT MEDICINE LODGE TREATY COUNCIL |
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WICHITA |
CULTIVATED CORN, BEHIVE SHAVED HOMES, DECENDANT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS ... VILLAGE DWELLER TRIBE OF EAST KANSAS |
