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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 villages or towns but moved every few years in search of food
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nonsemisedentary 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 Nicargua
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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 spread through what is now Mexico,
A.D. 1300-1520. |
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Aztec
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Native American civilization that developed in what is now Peru,
1400-1500. |
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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 regionto another
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society
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group of people with common interests, 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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