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History
semester 1
| beringia | landbridge that appeared between northeastern Asia and present day alaska |
| Archeology | study of the unwritten past |
| artifacts | remains of objects made by humans |
| paleo-indians | first americans |
| migration | movement of people from one region to another |
| hunter-gatherers | paleo-indians that lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants |
| societies | group that shares common cultures |
| cultures | set of common values and traditions |
| domestication | process of breeding plants and meet human needs |
| maize | corn |
| mesoamerica | includes southern mexico and central america |
| glyphs | symbols that represent ideas |
| mayans | builders |
| leif eriksson | son of erik the red shared the love for adventures like his father |
| feudalism | new system of government |
| black death | plague that led to an epidemic |
| commercial revolution | period of great change in the european economy |
| joint-stock company | business in which a group of people invest together |
| renaissance | rebirth of the arts and learning of ancient greece and rome |