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a period of extreme cold during which much of Earth's water was frozen into glaciers
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Ice Age
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the Inca's capital located in Peru
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Cuzco
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a land bridge from Asia to Americas
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Beringia
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the practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work
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slavery
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a huge sheet of ice
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glacier
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a culture that has complex systems of government, education, religion, and often many people living in cities
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civilizations
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the place where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet
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Four (4) Corners
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a method of supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes
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irrigation
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to spend most of one's time doing one kind of job
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specialization
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means "land of the prickly pear cactus"
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Tenochtitlan
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"Before Christ"
Used to indicate a year occurring before the birth of Jesus Christ. |
B.C.
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100 years
('cent' means 100) |
century
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10 years
('dec' means 10) |
decade
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means "anno Domini" ...
or in the year of the Lord. A.D. is used for dates after the birth of Jesus Christ. |
A.D.
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