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Ch 1
The first Americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaeology | the study of the material remains of ancient peoples |
| migration | a movement of people in a few area |
| carbon dating | a scientific method of determining the age of an artifact |
| artifact | a tool, weapon, or other object left behind by early people |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| culture | a peoples shared values beliefs traditions and behavior |
| maize | a veriaty of corn |
| strait | a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water |
| sourse | a supply |
| estimate | a rough calculation of a number |
| civilization | highly developed society |
| theocracy | a society ruled by religious leaders |
| hieroglyphic | a writing form of sybols and pictures |
| terrace | a board platform of flat land cut into a slope |
| link | to connect |
| complex | highly detailed |
| irrigate | supply water to crops by artifishle means |
| federation | a government that links and unites different groups |
| clan | a group of people with comments ancestor |
| structure | a building |
| pueblo | a communal Native American structure with flat roof/ Native American village |
| channel | a long narrow gutter or gove through wich water can flow |