Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past ________________________
the time before people left written records ________________________
people in your family starting with your parents, who were born before you ________________________
native Americzan tribe who lived throughout New Jersey and in parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York ________________________
"where the Lenape dwell" ________________________
a long, covered building in a Native American village that housed several families together ________________________
longest river in New Jersey ________________________
archaeological site containing prehistoric artifacts near Trenton ________________________
one of New Jersey's first archaeologists; he found stone tools on his farm in 1867 ________________________
a period of time when glaciers covered much of Earth's surface ________________________
the history, beliefs, and way of life that a group of people shares ________________________
smaller houses that had a round shape ________________________
a wise man or woman who would settle any arguments that came up ________________________
the way people worship the god or gods they believe in ________________________
The Lenape word for the many different forces that they believed controlled the world ________________________
a land bridge believed to have connected Asia with North America for about 2,000 years during the Ice Age ________________________
body of water that separates North America from Asia ________________________
a person who found food by both hunting animals and gathering plants, fruits, and nuts ________________________
a way of preserving a culture by passing information along through word of mouth and stories ________________________
an object left behind by people who lived long ago ________________________