US History Vocabulary
Across
- 6. highway The costal pathway early humans took by boat to settle the americas
- 8. The passage of ships, the process of identifying one's position and following a route
- 9. A group of two or more related families
- 10. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca
- 11. A raised road made of packed earth
- 12. builders The name for various North American cultures that but large earth mounds 3000 yrs ago
- 13. diffusion The spreading out of a culture, cultural traits or cultural pattern
Down
- 1. A system of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch
- 2. A navigational instrument used to determine latitude
- 3. A system in which members are ranked according to status or authority
- 4. The inhabitants of the americas before the arrival of the europeans
- 5. A relationship between people who share a common ancestor
- 7. sail Triangular sails that allowed ships to travel towards the wind
- 9. Large groups that travel together for safety
- 12. An area ruled by a lord including the lord's castle and the lands around it