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Ch. 1 US History
Chapter 1 Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Glacier | Thick sheet of ice |
| Irrigation | A method to water crops by channeling water from rivers or streams |
| Surplus | Extra food that can be stored or used as trade |
| Civilization | An advanced culture in which people have developed cities, science and industries |
| Culture | A way of life |
| Culture Areas | Regions in which groups of people have similar way of life |
| Kayak | Small boats made from skins |
| Potlatch | A ceremony at which the hosts showered their guests with gifts |
| Adobe | A shelter made of sun dried brock |
| Clan | Groups or families of people that were related to one another |
| Sachem | A tribal cheif |
| Agriculture | A process of growing food for consumption, storage or trade |
| Ice Bridge | A frorzen area allowing people to travel from continent to continent |
| Migration | The movement of people and animals for survival |
| Nomad | A tribe that have no permanent home but travel from place to place in search of food |
| Ice Age | Time in earths history were much of the earth and earths water was frozen |
| Theory | An educated guess of how something happened |
| Mayans | An early civilization in the Americas existing from 250 AD to 900 AD |
| Aztecs | An early civilization that existed in present day Mexico City |
| Incas | The largest civilization in the world existing in the 1400's. It was in South America |
| What development did the Mayans create? | The Mayans developed arts, a system of government, and a written language. |
| What major achievement allowed the Incans to interact with the cites of their Empire? | The Incans created an intricate system of roads allowing them to interact with the cites of their empire. |
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