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Chapter 1
Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | The study material remains of ancient peoples |
| artifacts | a tool weapon or other object left behind by early peoples |
| Strait | A narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water |
| Migration | the movement of people into a new area |
| Nomad | Person who moves from place to place |
| Maize | A variety of corn |
| Carbon Dating | A scientific method of detirmaning the age of artifact |
| Culture | A peoples shared values beliefes traditions and behaviors |
| Citizen | highly developed society |
| Thecracy | A society that is ruled by religious leaders |
| Hieroglyphic | a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to present things ideas and sounds |
| terrance | a broad platform od flat land cut into a slope |
| irrigate | to supply water to crops |
| channel | a long narrow gutter or groove through which water can flow |
| structure | a building |
| federation | a goverment that links and united different groups |
| clan | a group of people who have a common ancestor |