US History Vocabulary

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