[Ancient Civilizations: The Americas 고대 아메리카 영영풀이]
adobe
noun : a mixture of sandy clay and straw that is dried into bricks
agriculture
noun : the science or practice of farming and raising livestock
Americas
noun : the western hemisphere's entire landmass; North and South America combined
artifact
noun : any object made or used by humans long ago
band
noun : a small group of people with a common purpose or activity
bison
noun : a cowlike animal with shaggy hair that is native to North and South America
clan
noun : a large family group
crest
noun : a symbol representing a clan's history
culture
noun : the ideas and customs of a certain group of people
drought
noun : a long dry spell with little or no rainfall; a water shortage caused by low rainfall
dugout
noun : a canoe made from a hollowed-out tree trunk
empire
noun : a collection of nations or people ruled by one person or government
existence
noun : the state of living or being
extinct
adjective : no longer in existence; completely wiped out
gatherer
noun : a person who gets food by collecting wild plants
glacier
noun : a large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow that is found year round and that slowly moves downhill
hunter
noun : a person or other animal who gets food and materials by killing other animals
igloo
noun : a dome-shaped house built from blocks of snow
independence
noun : freedom from the control, influence, support, or help of others
inhabitant
noun : a person or other animal that lives in a certain location
maize
noun : corn; a kind of grain that was first cultivated in Mesoamerica
medicine man
noun : a healer or spiritual leader in a tribal society
mesa
noun : a flat, elevated area of land with steep sides; from the Spanish word for table
mestizo
noun : a person of mixed European (often Spanish) and American Indian ancestry
migration
noun : a regular, predictable movement of living things from one location to another
mission
noun : a center built by the Spanish in the New World to convert Native Americans to Christianity
native
adjective : belonging to a country or location by birth
nomad
noun : a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home
nomadic
adjective : moving from place to place without a permanent home
powwow
noun : a Native American celebration that includes dance, music, arts, crafts, and food
prospect
verb : to search an area for valuable things, such as mineral deposits or oil
prospector
noun : a person who searches for minerals such as gold and silver
pueblo
noun : a Spanish word for "town" or "village"; a large adobe building made by prehistoric Native Americans in the Southwest
pyramid
noun : a large building with three or more sides shaped like a triangle, usually built by an ancient society to serve as a tomb or monument
religion
noun : a system of beliefs and practices in service or worship of God or gods
reservation
noun : land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans
slavery
noun : the state or condition of being a slave, or the property of another person
specialize
verb : to focus on a fewer, rather than greater, number of activities or areas of interest
technology
noun : the use of scientific knowledge or tools to make or do something
teepee
noun : a tentlike home used by Native Americans of the Great Plains
temple
noun : a building that is a place of worship
theory
noun : a possible explanation
tipi
noun : a tentlike home used by Native Americans of the Great Plains
tomahawk
noun : a lightweight ax used as both a tool and a weapon by Native Americans
tribe
noun : a group of people who share a culture and land
Algonquian
noun : any of a group of native North American tribes who speak a language that is part of the Algonquian family of languages
Anasazi
noun : an ancient Native American civilization of the Southwest known for building large cliff dwellings
Aztecs
noun : a people and civilization of ancient Mexico
Bering Strait
noun : the narrow channel located between eastern Russia and western Alaska
Chichen Itza
noun : a large archaeological site located on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
earthworks
noun : structures made from piling up soil
hieroglyphics
noun : pictures or symbols representing words, syllables, or sounds, used by the ancient Egyptians and others instead of alphabetical letters
Incas
noun : a people and civilization in the Andes Mountains of South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
kiva
noun : a circular, underground room used for ceremonies by tribes in the American Southwest
Mayas
noun : a people and civilization of ancient South America who are famous for their stone pyramids
medicine lodge
noun : a room or shelter used for ceremonial purposes in Native American tribal groups
Mesoamerica
noun : the region in present-day Mexico and most of Central America where civilizations flourished before European contact
native societies
noun : the societies and civilizations of the first people to occupy an area
pit house
noun : a house built atop a shallow pit with walls and a ceiling made of tree branches, bark, and soil
shaman
noun : a healer or spiritual leader in a tribal society
sipapu
noun : a hole in the floor of a kiva that is a doorway between the spirit world and the physical world
travois
noun : a frame made of poles, pulled by a horse, dog, or person, that Native Americans of the Great Plains used to carry things