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12 Cards in this Set
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archaeologists
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scientists who study the items left behind by ancient peoples
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nomads
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wanderers, people who follow a reliable food source
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mounds
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the earliest of these were thought to be religious, but not for burial
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atlatl
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a throwing stick with weights
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artifacts
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objects studied by archeologists to learn how earlier people lived
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midden
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ancient garbage dump
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agriculture
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indians shifted to this from gathering; also know as farming
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temple mounds
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used for religious ceremonies atop a mound
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immunity
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natural resistance (to disease)
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tribe
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a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, name, and way of living
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treaty
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a formal agreement between to or more nations
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totem
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tribal symbol (ex: crawfish)
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