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Date ____________________
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Native
American Vocabulary Quiz
Directions:
Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the
right.
| 1. compromise |
among
the Scottish Highlanders, a traditional basis of social organization,
composed of a group of families claiming a common hereditary ancestor. |
| 2. wampum |
a
field game played by two teams of ten players each who use a long-handled
stick with a net pouch on one end to carry or throw a ball into
the opponent's goal. |
| 3. ceremony |
any
of various large wild oxen, such as the bison. |
| 4. hogan |
a
cone-shaped tent made with skins or bark, formerly used by some
North American Indian tribes, esp. in the midwestern plains. |
| 5. tepee
(teepee or tipi) |
an
expansive area of fertile, level, or rolling grassland, esp. the
central North American plain. |
| 6. buffalo |
a
dwelling of the Navajo and other American Indians, constructed
of earth walls supported by timbers. |
| 7. lacrosse |
a
racial, political, or social group comprising numerous families,
villages, or the like and having a common language, culture, and,
often, ancestry. |
| 8. clan |
white
and dark cylindrical beads made from polished shells, formerly
used by North American Indians as money and ornaments. |
| 9. myth |
a
settlement of differences by partial concession of demands by
each party, or the result of such a settlement. |
| 10. tribe |
a
story or body of stories based on tradition or legend, originating
in the oral history of a preliterate society and incorporating
its beliefs about the origins of the world, the causes of natural
events, and the origins of the society's customs and practices. |
| 11. prairie |
a
set or system of formalities, customs, or rites performed on certain
occasions. |
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