Native Americans

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Native Americans

• Unit 1
• 8th Grade

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archaeologist

• One who studies the remains of past human life.

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artifacts

• Tools and objects
• made by people

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migration

• Movement of people or animals from one area to
  another

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Beringia

• A 1,000 mile wide land bridge that connected
  Siberia to Alaska.

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nomads

• People who do not live in one place (Wanderers)

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Ice Age

• A period of time when much of the earth was
  frozen.

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glacier

• A large body of ice

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environment

• The land, plants, and animals in an
  area(surroundings)

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society

• People who live together as a group and share
  laws and customs

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culture

• Shared traditions, values, attitudes and beliefs
  of a group.

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civilization

• A higher level of cultural development

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region

• A large area
• Of similar land

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settlement

• the establishment of a new region colonization

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village

• A small settlement

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irrigation

• System of watering crops that uses canals and
  ditches

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reservoir

• A large place used to store water

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cultivate

• To promote growth of.

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domesticate

• To tame animals and grow plants for human use

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Natural resources

• Useful materials found in nature--water,
  vegetation, animals and minerals

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Mesoamerica

• Area of land from Mexico through Central America.

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kiva

• Large underground room used for ceremonies

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ritual

• The actions that take place during a ceremony

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mesa

• An area of high land with a flat top and two or
  more steep, cliff-like sides.

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descendent

• a person considered as descended from some
  ancestor or race