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Chapter 3
Lesson #2 (pp. 106-109)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| subsistence | the way a person or groups supports itself |
| domesticate | to change plants by selecting qualities that make them more useful for people; to tame an animal |
| manioc | a tropical plant similar to the potato |
| irrigation | the bringing of water to crops |
| shifting agriculture | clearing and burning of the forest to clear the ground for planting. Also called slash-and-burn agriculture |
| civilization | the state of a human society in which the arts, sciences, religion, government, cities, trade, and other ways of living are highly developed and fairly complex |
| specialization | the limiting to one thing or crop |
| surplus | an extra amount, more than necesssary |