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SS 5th
Chapter 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adapt | to change in order to live in a new place |
| agriculture | the system of growing crops for food |
| ancestor | a group or family member who lived in the past |
| bison | a large animal that once roamed the great plains |
| civilization | a complex culture that has made advances in learning, as well as in systems of government, religion, economics, and the arts |
| council | a decision-making body that makes decisions for the good of the group |
| culture | a system of beliefs and ways of living that are special to a certain group, including language, religion, government and the arts |
| economy | the system by which a group makes, uses and shares or distributes goods and services |
| government | the system by which nations and other groups make laws and carry out the affairs of citizens |
| hunter-gatherer | someone who hunts animals and collects wild plants for food |
| irrigation | the practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels |
| league | a group made up of different nations that share the same goals |
| migrate | to move |
| nomad | a person who travels from place to place in order to survive |