Unit 1 Quizlet
civilization
A culture with systems of government, education, and religion
nomad
a person who moves around constantly
ancestor
a relative who lived in the past
potlatch
a special celebration at which guests, not hosts, receive gifts
irrigation
a system that brings water to crops
Inuit
built igloos
Anasazi
cliff dwellers
Maya
created the calendar and hieroglyphs
Aztec
had many gods they honored by building large temples and sacrificing slaves
agriculture
planting and raising your own food
kachina
spirits who are believed to bring rain and help crops grow
culture
the way of life, including customs, beliefs, and language of a group of people
migrate
to move from one place to another
Mound Builders
used mounds to bury people