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16 Cards in this Set
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every hundred years |
century |
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people who study bones, pottery, tools, and other artifacts to learn how ancient people lived |
archaeologists |
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extra amount |
surplus |
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a long period of time with no rain, can even be years |
drought |
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thick sheets of slowly moving ice |
glacier |
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the process of growing crops and farming |
agriculture |
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to move |
migrate |
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culture with cities, a government, and many different jobs for people is known as a |
civilization |
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lived in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico |
Anasazi |
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lived in Mexico and Central America 1100's - 1500's A.D. |
Aztecs |
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Lived in Mexico and Central America 600-900 A.D. |
Mayans |
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Lived east of the Mississippi |
Mound Builders |
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Mounds used for ceremonies and to bury their dead |
Mound Builders |
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Known as the cliff dwellers because they made their homes in and under cliffs |
Anasazi |
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Disappeared around the year 900 A.D.-- may be due to disease, lack of food |
Mayans |
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known as fierce warriors |
Aztecs |
