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ice age
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a long period of extreme cold. Low temperatures caused large areas of earth's water to freeze forming thick sheets of ic
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glaciers
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thick sheets of ice
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migrate
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to move from one area to anther Birds migrate to the south for winter.
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theory
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One explanation for something - how someone explains what is happening
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artifact
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Objects made by people in the past. Ex. Tools made from rocks or bones
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Archaeologists
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Scientist who study artifacts of people who lived long ago and learn from them or draw conclusions.
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ceremony
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activity for a special purpose
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mesa
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high flat landform that rises steeply
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Four Corners
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Anasazi communities are there. Four states meet, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, & Arizona
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Cahokia
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An indian mound (hill) in Illinois that is 10 stories high
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Mesa Verde
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Anasazi Community in Colorado
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drought
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long period without rain, everything is dry
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Nampeyo
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Name of a Pueblo woman who figured out how to remake anciet or old pottery
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Berien Strait
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In Alaska
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