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28 Cards in this Set
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early americans
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farmers, hunters, fishers, traders
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huge animal with shaggy fur and long tusks, hunted by early Americans
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mastodon
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scientific method used to determine the age of a bone or piece of wood
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carbon dating
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mass movement of people into a new homeland
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migration
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ancient stones, tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings
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artifacts
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people who move from place to place, mainly in search of food
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nomads
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long pole with sharp point used to hunt bison and other animals
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spears
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country once connected to the Americas by a land bridge
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Asia
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early form of corn, first raised in Mexico about 9000 years ago
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maize
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land bridge that once joined Sibera to present day Alaska
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Beringia
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mythical island that was supposed to have sunk in the Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantis
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ocean water frozen into massive ice sheets
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glaciers
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farmed for food
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olmec, maya, aztec, and inca
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sculpted stone momuments
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olmec
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settled along the gulf coast
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olmec, maya
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priest studied astro and calender
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maya, aztec
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society ruled by religion
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maya, aztec
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worshipped sun gods
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aztec, inca
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strong military force
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aztec, inca
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built systems of roads
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maya, inca
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developed heiroglyphics
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maya
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largest of early civilizations
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inca
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cities surrounded by pyramids
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maya
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built tenochtitan
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aztec
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conquered nearly all rivals
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aztec
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cuzco was its capitol
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inca
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developed quipus to keep records
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inca
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cut terrances into slopes
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inca
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