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Stack #50976
Native American vocabulary
| Vocabulary | Definitions |
|---|---|
| artifact | objects left behind by early peoples, such as stone tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings |
| archaeologists | experts who study ancient peoples by examining artifacts |
| nomadic | moving from place to place, usually traveling in search of food to hunt or gather |
| migration | a movement of a large number of people into a new homeland |
| environment | all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate |
| natural resources | useful materials found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals |
| adapt | to change in order to survive in a new or different environment or situation |
| carbon dating | a method used by scientists to figure out the age of an artifact |
| culture | a way of life of a particular group of people including customs, beliefs, and ways of protecting themselves |
| civilization | a highly developed society with systems of writing, counting, and tracking time |
| cultural region | an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language |
| migrate | to move froom one place and establish a home in a new place |
| migrants | people who move |
| Beringia | the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America |
| origin stories | tales that a group of people tell about where they came from and how the Earth came to be. |
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