Flashcards on Key Concepts

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Adaptation

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A change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a certain environment

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Environment

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Everything that surrounds a given area

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Kiva

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A circular area, sometimes underground, where tribe members talk, work, or perform religious ceremonies

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Migration

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Movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new place in another country

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Natural Resources

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Something from nature that is useful to people, such as soil, water, vegetation, and minerals

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Origin Story

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A story that explains where ancestors of tribe members came from

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Where did the first people believed to have migrate from?

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Asia.

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The First people migrated from ___________ to ___________

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Asia to North America

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How did the Native people survive in their new environment?

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By adapting and usings what is around them to build homes, make clothes, and find food.

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Why are storytelling important in Native culture?

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Stories explain and record their way of life and beliefs