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16 Cards in this Set
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artifact |
a usually simple object (as a tool or ornament) showing human work and representing a culture or a stage in the development of a culture |
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ceremony |
a formal act or series of acts performed in some regular way according to fixed rules <graduation ceremonies> |
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migrate |
to move from one country, place, or locality to another |
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Ice Age |
a time of widespread glaciation |
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specialize |
a time of widespread glaciation |
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empire |
a major political unit with a large territory or a number of territories or peoples under one ruler with total authority; especially : one having an emperor as chief of state |
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slavery |
the state of being a slave *when someone is being made to do work and kept against their will* |
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drought |
a long period of dry weather |
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surplus |
the amount more than what is required or necessary : EXCESS |
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pyramid |
a massive structure built especially in ancient Egypt that usually has a square base and four triangular sides meeting at a point |
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glacier |
a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface |
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archaeologist |
some that studies the science that deals with past human life as shown by fossil relics and the monuments and tools left by ancient peoples |
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civilization |
the series of changes involved in becoming civilized |
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mesa |
a flat-topped hill or small plateau with steep sides |
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tribute |
a payment made by one ruler or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection |
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theory |
the general ideas or principles of an art or science |
