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This terms means before Columbus arrived in the New World
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pre-Columbian
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A person who studies the artifacts of pre-history is called this
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archaeologist
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The remains of tools, household items, pots, vases, etc. are called.......
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artifacts
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Where did the first settlers of America cross from Asia to get here?
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Near the Bering Strait...across the land bridge
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The reason the first Americans came here in the first place.
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Searching for food or following animals
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According to your textbook, the wooly mammoth died out during this period....
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the great extinction
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What word means to get just enough to stay alive...
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subsistence
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What word means to have more than you need, or having extra
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surplus
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The term for taming plants or animals, or bringing them under your control..
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domesticate
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Term that means bringing water to crops.
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irrigation
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The slash and burn approach was a type of.....warfare or farming or irrigation or artwork (pick one)
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farming
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Which of these is not a necessary feature of civilization...weapons, surplus food, job specialization, class divisions
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weapons
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Columbus described the Arawaks in this way...
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generous
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The main Indian tribe of the Lesser Antilles were the Arawak and the......
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Caribs
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Most Circum-Carribean people were organized into.....
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chiefdoms
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The largest Circum-Carribean group was the....
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Chibchas
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Were the Onas nomads or villagers, or small animals?
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nomads
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The Huilliches and the Mapuches built homes made of....
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thatch
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What is thatch?
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grasslike material
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A stream that flows into a larger stream is called a.....
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tributary
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What was the reason for building a palisade?
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for protection
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What are artifacts and why are they important to those who study history?
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Well....this is one of your essay questions...practice writing your essay before the real test
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Why is a surplus necessary for a civilization to emerge?
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This is one of your essays for the test....practice writing it before the test.
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What word means that all the animals of a species have died away?
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extinct
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Near what city is the La Brea Tar Pit?
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Los Angeles
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