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Ch. 1
Age of Exploration
| Definition | |
|---|---|
| culture(noun) | a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors |
| estimate(verb) | a rough calculation of a number |
| carbon dating(verb) | a scientific method of determining the age of an artifact |
| maize(noun) | a variety of corn |
| archaeology(noun) | the study of the material remains of ancient peoples |
| artifacts(noun) | a tool, weapon, or other object left behind by early peoples |
| strait(noun) | a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water |
| migration(noun) | the movement of people into a new area |
| nomads(noun) | person who moves from place to place |
| source(noun/verb) | a supply |
| civilization(noun) | highly developed society |
| highly detailed() | complex |
| theocracy(noun) | a society that is ruled by religious leaders |
| hieroglyphic(noun) | a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds |
| link(noun) | to connect |
| terrace(noun) | a broad platform of flat land cut into a slope |
| irrigate(verb) | to supply water to crops by artificial means |
| channel(noun) | a long, narrow gutter or groove through which water can flow |
| pueblo(noun) | a communal Native American structure with a flat roof; a type of Native American village |
| structure(noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection) | a building |
| federation(noun) | a government that links and unites different groups |
| clan(noun) | a group of people who have a common ancestor |