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The World Before
These are terms that identify the beginning characteristics of America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bering Land Bridge | A strip of land that connected Asia, Alaska, and America. This bridge is no longer accessible because of the Ice Age |
| Paleo-Native Americans | These people were considered to be the first people to cross the Bering Land Bridge between 38,000 to 10,000 B.C. |
| Migration | A movement of people or animals from one region to another |
| Hunter-Gatherers | People who hunted animals and gathered wild food. ( Nuts, Berries, greens) |
| Environments | Climates and landscapes that surround living things |
| Culture | A groups' set of common values and traditions, including language, government, and family relationships |
| Pueblos | Above-ground houses made of heavy clay. |
| Kivas | Under-groynd ceremonial chambers |
| Totems | Ancestors or animal spirits on long wooden poles |
| Teepees | Cone shaped shelters made from buffalo skins and wood. |
| Matrilineal | People who trace their ancestry through their mother instead of their father |
| Iroquois League | A confederation of Native American groups Cayaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca Tribes |
| Berbers | A group of people from Northern Africa |
| Mansa Musa | Mali's most famous ruler, a Muslim king |
| Hajj | A pilgrimage to mecca, or long walk for religious redemption |
| Mosques | Buildings where Muslims pray |
| Askia The Great | This ruler supported education and training |
| Socrates | A great thinker who wanted to make people think and question their own belief |
| Plato | A teacher who wrote the "Republic". the book describes a fair and just society for everyone |
| Aristotle | A teacher who believed in reason |
| Reason | A clear and ordered way of thinking. |
| Democracy | A form of government in which people rule themselves |
| Knights | Defended the Nobles' land and fought on horseback |
| Black Death | Rats were infected with the plague which led to 25 million people dying. They renamed this plague. |
| Michelangelo | One of the greatest Renaissance artists of the period who painted, sculpted, and was considered an architect of his time period |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | was considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance period but was also an inventor, engineer, and map maker |
| Johannes Gutenburg | This guy developed a printing press that used movable typing |
| Joint Stock Companies | A business in which people invest together |
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