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Beringia |
A land bridge located between Asia and North America which formed during one of the ice ages. Nomadic hunters crossed this bridge from Asia and were the first inhabitants of North America.(One theory)
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region |
An area that shares a common characteristic (for example, geography, language or culture). |
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nomad |
A person or tribe that has no permanent home but moves about from place to place |
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Iroquois Confederacy |
A system of government that the Iroquois tribes used. All the tribes met at a meeting and voted on important issues. The founding fathers may have borrowed some of these ideas to form America's first government. |
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New World |
The name for North and South America. The name was given by the Europeans during the Age of Exploration |
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Northwest passage |
A water route from Europe to Asia traveling in the direction of North America.(Does not exist) |
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Columbian Exchange |
The trading of goods (plants, animals, technologies) and ideas between Europeans and Native Americans. |
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mercantilism |
The idea that countries will be successful because of foreign trade. Colonies exist for the good of the "mother" country. |
