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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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artifact | human-made object like a pot, a weapon, or a mask that gives clues to the culture from which it comes |
culture | a people's way of life, including the kinds of tools they make, the food they eat, and language they speak |
mesa | a flat-topped, steep-sided plateau |
slash-and-burn | a method of farming in which trees and brush are burned to clear land for fields and villages |
oral history | stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation |
clan | a group of related people |
anthropologist | a scientist who studies human culture |
drought | a long period with no rain |
Coastal Plain | broad, flat region in North Carolina that stretches 100 to 150 miles inland from the ocean |
piedmont | hilly region between the Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains |