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Social Studies
Lesson 5
Term | Definition |
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drought | a long period without rain |
glacier | thick sheets of ice |
migrate | movement of people to another land |
theory | a possible explanation |
artifact | an object that someone made in the past |
specialize | do only one kind of job |
ceremony | activity done for a special purpose or event |
mesa | high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it |
civilization | culture with organized system of government, religion and learning |
ice age | long period of extreme cold on Earth |
empire | a group of lands and peoples ruled by one leader |
slavery | the practice of holding people against their will |
surplus | more than is needed |
tribute | payment demanded by rulers from the people they rule |
archaeologist | one who studies artifacts of people |
pyramid | building shaped like a triangle |