Chapter 2 Native Texans

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Chapter 2Native Texans

• Vocabulary Words

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Vocabulary Boxes
Definition of the word (dictionary, textbook,
glossary)
Illustration No stick figures
word
Synonym Or Definition of the word in your own
words
Sentence using the word properly
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• Adobe a building made of sun dried earth (dirt)
  and straw

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• Assimilate to blend into another culture
• Example eventually most Native American cultures
  disappeared as Indians were assimilated into
  Anglo or Mexican cultures.

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• Confederacy a union of people or several groups
• Example twenty-four different groups of Native
  Americans in East Texas were part of a
  confederacy known as the Caddo Indians.

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• Hunter-gatherers People who survive by searching
  for wild plants and animals to eat
• Ex Before farming was created people were
  hunter-gatherers

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• Nomads people who wander from place to place in
  search of food
• Ex People who have no permanent home and
  search for their food are nomads

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• Migration a group of people moving from one
  place to another
• Ex Migrate over long or short distances

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• Archaeologist people who study and learn about
  past cultures from artifacts
• Ex Scientists who work in the field

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• Artifacts objects made by humans that show how
  they once lived
• Ex Pots, weapons, frescos, bones

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• Continent a large land mass on the Earth
• Ex North America is a continent

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• Band Two or more extended families that lived
  together under one leader
• Ex Bands are very small groups

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• Shaman A person who Native Americans believed
  could cure the sick and predict or forecast the
  future.
• Example Medicine Man

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• Tribe a number of bands who followed the same
  leader
• Ex Tribes share the same territory and culture

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• Confederacy group of people that unite for a
  common purpose
• Ex Larger than a tribe but not permanent

Tribe
Band
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ExtendedFamily
ExtendedFamily
ExtendedFamily
ExtendedFamily
ExtendedFamily
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• Adobe a mix of wet clay and straw that is made
  into bricks and dried in the sun
• Ex Hard bricks used to build buildings

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• Pueblos large Native American homes made of
  adobe
• Ex Pueblos are common in dry regions

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• Aquifer An underground layer of earth that
  contains water
• Ex People create wells over aquifers

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• Reservoir a holding place for water to be used
  later
• Ex Large containers used by the community