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The First Americans
Term | Definition |
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archaeology | a scientist who learns about people who lived long ago by studying the things they left behind. |
glacier | a mass of ice that moves slowly over land. |
migrate | to move from one area to another area. |
agriculture | skill in growing plants for food; farming. |
surplus | an extra amount of anything, but particularly of something people need. |
civilization | a culture with cities, a government, and many different job for people to do. |
Mesoamerica | the southern part of North America, including Central America. |
empire | a variety of territories and groups of people controlled by one government. |
pueblo | a community of Native American groups living in the Southwest. |
woodlands | an area that is largely covered by trees. |
boundary | a line that separates the territory of one group from that of another. |
confederacy | an organization of groups that band together for a purpose. |
drought | a long period when almost no rain falls and crops are not able to grow properly. |