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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 |