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Title: Native Americans


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Native Americans
  • Unit 1
  • 8th Grade

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archaeologist
  • One who studies the remains of past human life.

3
artifacts
  • Tools and objects
  • made by people

4
migration
  • Movement of people or animals from one area to
    another

5
Beringia
  • A 1,000 mile wide land bridge that connected
    Siberia to Alaska.

6
nomads
  • People who do not live in one place (Wanderers)

7
Ice Age
  • A period of time when much of the earth was
    frozen.

8
glacier
  • A large body of ice

9
environment
  • The land, plants, and animals in an
    area(surroundings)

10
society
  • People who live together as a group and share
    laws and customs

11
culture
  • Shared traditions, values, attitudes and beliefs
    of a group.

12
civilization
  • A higher level of cultural development

13
region
  • A large area
  • Of similar land

14
settlement
  • the establishment of a new region colonization

15
village
  • A small settlement

16
irrigation
  • System of watering crops that uses canals and
    ditches

17
reservoir
  • A large place used to store water

18
cultivate
  • To promote growth of.

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domesticate
  • To tame animals and grow plants for human use

20
Natural resources
  • Useful materials found in nature--water,
    vegetation, animals and minerals

21
Mesoamerica
  • Area of land from Mexico through Central America.

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kiva
  • Large underground room used for ceremonies

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ritual
  • The actions that take place during a ceremony

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mesa
  • An area of high land with a flat top and two or
    more steep, cliff-like sides.

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descendent
  • a person considered as descended from some
    ancestor or race
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