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Chapter 1
Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | the study of ancient peoples. |
| Artifacts | the tools, weapons, and other objects that early people left behind. |
| Strait | a narrow body of water that connects two larger ones. |
| Migration | Movement of people from one area to the other. |
| Nomads | people who moved from place to place in search of hunting grounds. |
| maize | a type of corn |
| carbon dating | measuring the amount of radioactive carbon in a artifact. |
| cultures | shared traditions and behaviors |
| civilations | highly developed sociaties |
| theocracy | a sociaty ruled by religious leaders |
| hieroglyphics | symbols or pictures that reprisent things, ideas, and sounds. |
| Terraces | broad platforms into steep slopes. |
| irrigated | brought water to |
| federations | agreements among different groups to join together |
| clans | groups of related famlies |
| channel | a long narrow gutter or groove through which water flows |
| pueblo | a communal Native American structure with a flat roof; a type of Native American village |
| structure | a building |