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The First Americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaelogy | the study of the material remains of ancient peoples |
| strait | a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies |
| artifat | a tool weapon or other objects left behind by early peoples |
| migration | the movement of people into a new area |
| nomad | person who moves from place to place |
| maize | a verient of corn |
| culture | a peoples shared values belefes tradition and behavure |
| carbon dating | a scientific method of determining the age of atifactets |
| civlation | highly developed society |
| theocraty | a society that is ruled by religious leaters |
| hieroglyphic | a form of wrighting that uses symbols of pi |
| terrace | a broad platform of flat land cut into slope |
| irrigate | to supply water to crops by artificial means |
| federation | a goverment that links and unit different groups |
| clan | a group of people who have a common ancestor |
| source | a supply |
| estiment | a rough calculation of an nummber |
| complex | highly complex |
| link | to connect |
| channel | a long narrow gutter of groove though which water can flow |
| structure | a building |
| pueblo | a communal natave American structure with a flat ammarican structure with a flat roof |