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S.S. chp. 1
S.S. chp. 1 vocabulary
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| ice age | a period of extreme cold during which much of Earth's water was frozen into glaciers |
| glaciers | a huge sheet of ice |
| Beringia | a land bridge from Asia to Americas |
| specialize | to spend most of one's time doing one kind of job |
| civilizations | a culture that has complex systems of government, education, religion, and often many people living in cities |
| Four Corners | the place where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet |
| irrigation | a method of supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes |
| Tenochtitlan | means "land of the prickly pear cactus" |
| slavery | the practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work |
| Cuzco | the Inca's capital located in southern Peru |