Chapter 2 – Section 2

Picture Vocabulary

Kachina Definition: spirits who were

represented by masked Native American dancers

Practice of the Pueblos Example/Sentence???

League of Iroquois Definition: Alliance of the 5 Iroquois

nations Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga,

Senaca, (later Tuscarora) Example/Sentence???

Pit House Definition: Houses dug into

the ground and covered with wood and skins.

Houses of the Inuits Example/Sentence???

Clan Definition: A group of two or

more related families How Iroquois were grouped Example/Sentence???

Diffusion Definition: Process of

spreading ideas from one culture to another culture.

Trade between tribes Example/Sentence???

Culture Area Definition: A region in which

people share a similar way of life.

Our cultural area is the Eastern Woodlands

Example/Sentence???

Sachem Definition: Member of the

tribal chief council in the League of the Iroquois.

Leader of the Iroquois Example/Sentence???

Potlatch Definitions: Ceremonial

dinner Practice of the Northwest

Indians Example/Sentence???

Tribe Definition: A community of

people who share common customs, language, and rituals.

Leni Lenape is a tribe of the Eastern Woodlands

Example/Sentence???