Unit 1 Social Studies Test Modified

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Match each vocabulary word to the correct statement. Use each word only once.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
plains people used this to carry meat and skin over long distances		irrigation
		travois

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
A person who studies tools, bones, and remains of ancient people.		glacier
		coup stick

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
polished beads made from shells woven together.		Iroquois Confederacy
		wampum

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
A house made of bent poles covered with sheets of bark.		hogan
Divided its towns into war towns and peace towns.		clan
A group of families that share the same ancestor.

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the building of Tikal

mounds along the Ohio River valley

stone head carvings and chocolate

high log fences

1

the Shoshone

the Olmec

all Mississippian groups

the Inuit

1

ice bricks

animal skins

grasses and mud

adobe

1

hills and mountains

vast and nearly flat region

marshy swamp

dry desert

1

all villagers

the clan fathers

the clan mothers

village hunters

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
A person who studies tools, bones, and remains of ancient people.		glacier
A cone-shaped home made of bison skins.		coup stick
A term used to describe when hunter-gatherers moved from place to place in search of food.		archaeologist
A huge sheet of ice on the Earth's surface.		teepee
Boys often used this to prove their courage		migrate

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
polished beads made from shells woven together.		Iroquois Confederacy
a carved log painted with symbols of animals or people.		wampum
a feast where guests would receive gifts.		slash and burn
a technique used by woodland groups in order to clear plots for farming.		totem pole
an organization made up of five groups of Native Americans hoping to maintain peace		potlatch

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
plains people used this to carry meat and skin over long distances		irrigation
a home made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil.		travois
a type of brick used by the Hohokam to build their homes.		lodge
A group of people with shared systems of trade, art, religion, and science.		adobe
used to get water from rivers and fields.		civilization