4th Social Studies: Chapter 2
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Vocabulary Terms in 4th Grade
Social Studies: Chapter 2
Migration
Agriculture
Civilization
Ceremony
Confederation
Wampum
Glacier
Potlatch
Irrigation
Staple
Nomad
Longhouse
Surplus
Pueblo
Clan
Lodge
Travois
Barter
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