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The First Americans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | The study of ancient peoples, continue to piece together evidence that tells the story of the first Americans . |
| Artifacts | The tools about the past from objects that early people left behind. |
| Strait | Is a narrow body of water that connects two larger ones |
| Migration | Or movement of people from one area to another, |
| Nomads | People who moved from place to place in search of hinting grounds. |
| Maizre. | Which is a type of corn. |
| Carbon dating | Scientists can measure the amount of radioactive carbon in an artifact. |
| Cultures | Or shared traditions and behaviors. |
| Civilizations | Or highly deceloped societies, thrived in Mexico, Central America, and South America. |
| Theocracy | A society ruled by religious leaders. |
| Hieroglyphics | Symbols or pictures that represent things, ideasm and sounds. |
| Terraces | Or broad platforms, into steep slopes. |
| Irrigated | Or brought water to, their corn, cotton,, and other crops but digging hundereds of miles of channels. |
| Federations | Agreements among different groups to join together. |
| Clans | Or groups of related families. |
| Crusades | One of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle Eas from the A.D. 1000s to the 1200s. |
| Classical | Works those of ancient |
| Source | A supply |
| Estimate | A rough calculation of numbers |
| link | To connect |
| structure | A building |
| channel | A long narrow gutter or groove through which water can flow |
| Pueblo | A communal Native American structure with a plat roof. |