4 th Social Studies: Chapter 2 Mrs. Thornburgs version

Vocabulary Terms in 4 th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 2 MigrationGlacierSurplus AgriculturePotlatchPueblo CivilizationIrrigationClan CeremonyStapleLodge ConfederationNomadTravois WampumLonghouseBarter

What do we call trading goods without using money?

Barter

What do we call a person that moves around and does not live in a permanent village?

Nomad

What do we call a huge, thick sheet of slowly moving ice?

Glacier

What do we call a type of government in which separate groups of people join together, but local leaders still make most decisions for their group?

Confederation

What do we call a group of related people?

Clan

What do we call a home the Plains Indians made using bark, earth, and grass?

Lodge

What do we call movement from one region to another?

Migration

What do we call belts made of pieces of carefully shaped and cut seashells?

Wampum

What do we call a large feast that could last for several days?

Potlatch

What do we call a way of supplying water to crops from streams, ditches, or pipes?

Irrigation

What do we call a large house made with wood poles and bark?

Longhouse

What do we call a group of people living together who have systems of government, religion, and culture?

Civilization

What do we call the main crop that is used for food?

Staple

What is another word that means town in Spanish?

Pueblo

What is another word for extra?

Surplus

What is another word for farming, or growing plants?

Agriculture

What is another word for something similar to a sled?

Travois

What is another name for a special event at which people gather to express important beliefs?

Ceremony