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Ch 1
The first Americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archeology (n) | the study of the material remains of ancient people |
| Artifacts | the tools, weapons, and other objects that early people left behind |
| strait | is a narrow body of waterthat connects two larger ones. |
| migration | or movement of people from one area to another |
| nomads | people who moved from this place to place in search of hunting grounds |
| maize | a variety of corn |
| carbon dating | a scientific method of determining the age of an artifact |
| culture | a people shared value, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors |
| civilization | highly developed society |
| theocracy | a society that is ruled by religious leaders |
| hieroglyphic | a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds |
| terrace | a broad platform of flat land cut into a slope |
| irrigate | to supply water to crops by artificial means |
| federation | a government that links and unitesdifferent groups |
| clan | a group of people who have a common ancestor |
| Crusade | One of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East from the A.D 1000s to the 1200s |
| Channel | A long narrow gutter or grove through which water can flow |
| structure | a building |
| pueblo | a communal Native American structure with a flat roof a type of Native American village |
| link | to connect |
| complex | highly detailed |
| source | a supply |
| estimate | a rough calculation of a number |