Americas Vocabulary- 7th Grade Social Studies- Gallopade

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Indigenous

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Native; existing naturally or always having lived in a place

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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North America

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Third largest continent; Stretches from Canada in the north to Panama in the south

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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South America

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Fourth largest continent; Stretches from Panama in the north to Chile/Argentina in the south

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Maize (Corn)

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A very important crop grown by indigenous populations throughout the Americas

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Wigwams

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Round huts covered in bark or animal hides

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Pueblos

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Above ground houses made of a heavy clay called adobe; built largely in the Southwest

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Tepees

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Portable, cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hide; used by nomadic tribes on the Great Plains

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Oral History

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A spoken record of past events

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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The Great Spirit

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An all-powerful creator, or supreme god, that indigenous populations in North America commonly worshipped

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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Animism

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The belief that spirits are present in natural objects, such as the sun, moon, water, plants, animals, etc.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9