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SS CHAPTER 1 B
VOCAB TERMS
Term | Definition |
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Maize | An early form of corn grown by Native Americans. |
Drought | A long period with very little rainfall. |
Incas | A great Native American civilization occupying Peru in South America--known as great builders. |
Glacier | A frozen river of ice. |
Bering Strait | A body of water between Asia and Alaska where a land bridge existed during the Ice Age that was used by nomads to cross over to the New World. |
Iroquois | Native Americans who lived in New York State and Canada who formed a 5 Nation Confederacy in 1570. |
Aztecs | A great Native American civilization occupying central and southern Mexico--known as great warriors. |
Geography | The study of the earth's features. |
Northeast Woodland | Native Americans who lived between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River who farmed corn and hunted in the forests. |
Culture | The total way of life of a particular group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. |
Mayas | A great Native American civilization occupying southern Mexico and Central America--known as great astronomers and mathematicians. |
Terrace | A raised piece of land with the top leveled off to promote farming used by the Incas to be able to farm on steep mountain sides. |