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Mesa Verde Anasazi community located in present-day Colorado
four corners Place where four state - New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Coloradoand come together.
Nampeyo Pueblo woman who worked to recreated the Anasazi pottery
Cahokia Town in present-day Illinois site of a 100-foot-high.
ceremony Activity done for a special purpose
mesa High flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it
drought Long period of time without rain.
Bering strait a narrow ocean channel connecting Alaska and Russia
ice age Period during which low temperatures caused large areas of earth water to freeze.
glacier thick sheets of ice that covered earths surface during the ice age.
migrate To move from a area to another.
theory one possible explanation for something.
artifact object made by people in the past.
archeologist Scientist who studies the artifacts of people who lived long ago.
valley of Mexico Region in central Mexico location of the Aztec city of the Tenochtitlan.
Cuzco Capital of the Inca Empire, located in present-day Peru
Tenochtitlan Region in central Mexico, location of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.
civilization Cultures with organized systems of government, religion, and learning.
surplus More than is needed.
specialize Focus on one particular product, activity, or job.
pyramid Building with three or more sides shaped like triangles that slant toward a point at the top.
empire /Large group of lands and people ruled by one leader.
tribute Payment a ruler demands from people he or she rules.
slavery Practice of owning people and making them work.
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