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Native People & Explorers (set # 2)

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archeaology   study of artifacts  
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artifacts   tools, pottery, remains of structures  
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backcountry   the land away from the coast  
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chert   sedimentary rock used by the American Indians to make knives  
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colony   geographic area controlled by another country  
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commoners   the work force in the Mississippian culture  
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culture   refers to beliefs, traditions, and way of life of a group of people  
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elites   the power holders for the Mississippian culture  
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expedition   a journey for a specific purpose  
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horticulture   planting and harvesting of food rather than gathering from the wild  
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immunity   natural resistance to disease  
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maize   another name for corn  
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middlemen   merchants who bought and sold goods others made for a profit  
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missions   settlements where priests could live and work in major Indian towns  
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nomads   people who move around from place to place  
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palisades   sharpened poles or logs, stuck into the ground standing up, making a wall  
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plantation   a large farm  
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slave   a person who had few rights and who spent his/her entire life in service of others  
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wattle and daub   walls built of a network of interwoven sticks and covered with mud and clay  
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