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Ch.1
The First Americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaelogy | the study of the material remains of ancient peoples |
| migration | the movement of people into a new area |
| carbon dating | a scientific method of determining the agee of an arifact |
| artifact | a tool weapon or other object left behind by early people |
| strait | a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water |
| maize | a variety of corn |
| nomad | person who moves from place to place |
| culture | a peoples shared values beliefs traditions and behaviores |
| cizillization | highly deveollped society |
| theocracy | a society that is ruled by religious leaders |
| hieroglyphic | a form of writing that uses symbols or a pictures to represent ideas and sounds |
| treerace | a broad platform of flat land cut into a slop |
| irrigate | to supply water to crops by artficiacl |
| fedration | a government and unites and different groups |
| clan | a group of people who have a conon ancersto |