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sedentary societies
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groups of people who settled in permanent villages or towns
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semisedentary societies
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groups of people who settled in vilages or towns but moved every few years in search of food
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nonsedentary societies
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groups of people who moved continually in search of food
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Mesoamerica
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region that stretches from modern-day Mexico to Nicaragua
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Maya
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ancient Native American civilization of Mesoamerica,
A. D. 200-900 |
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Inca
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Native American civilization that developed in what is now Peru, 1400-1500
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Aztec
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Native American civilization that spread through what is now Mexico, A.D. 1300-1520
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Pueblo
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Native Americans who built great mud-brick cities
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migrate
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to move from one region to another
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society
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group of people with common interest, customs, and way of life
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civilization
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complex society in which people share key characteristics such as language and religion
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slash-and-burn
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process of clearing land by cutting down and burning trees
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