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vocab word strip #1
us history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaeologist | a scientist who studies the past by studying artifacts |
| artifact | tool or other object that humans made |
| migrate | to move |
| culture | a way of life shared by a group of people |
| domestication | breeding plants or taming animals to meet human needs |
| civilization | a complex culture that has cities, jobs ,government ,religion ,record keeping ,and advanced tools |
| irrigation | bringing water to the crops |
| mound builders | early Native Americans who built large earthen structures |
| technology | the use of tools and knowledge to meet human needs |
| tundra | a treeless plain that remains frozen under its top layer of soil |
| kayak | a small boat made of animal skins |
| matrilineal | societies in which ancestry is traced through the mother |