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Social Studies Vocab
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Question | Answer |
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Objects made by early humans to help present day humans learn about past culture | Artifact |
Study of evidence left by early humans | Archaeology |
Thick sheet of ice that covered the world 10,00 years ago | Glacier |
Scientific explanation for how the first humans reached the Americas | Land-bridge theory |
A method to water crops by channeling water from rivers and streams | Irrigation |
Extra goods-more than is needed | Surplus |
Sun-dried brick used to build and protect the homes of the Pueblo people | Adobe |
Adobe dwelling, with many rooms | Pueblo |
A unique way of life that are shaped by a variety of factors overtime. The way people live | Culture |
Descendants of the first people to reach the Americas thousands of years ago | Native Americans |
A group of people that share common customs, languages and rituals | Tribe |
Groups of families that were related to one another, Iroquois lived in clans | Clan |
An advanced culture in which people made many new discoveries | Civilization |
A tribal chief that was elected by women of the clan | Sachem |