Week 3 american indians history

Vocabulary

12 cards·by Kady Thomas

Mesa Verde

an area of cliff dwellings populated by Anasazi at one time

Anasazi

ancient American Indians from the Southwest region

Civilization

a population that shares a common culture, value, and brief

Agriculture

farming

Drought

a very long period of time without rain

Conflict

a war, battle or lasting disagreement

Extended family

mother, father, siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins

Chickee

a hut with open sides and thatched roof

Midden

an American mound often consisting of shell remains

Pueblo

a village or a group of adobe buildings in the Southwest or the people who live in the villages

Adobe

brick made of straw and clay, dried by the sun

Recruited

signed up for a military branch or force