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primary source |
first-hand account of an event; reliable source of historic information |
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archaeologist |
someone who studies past people/ cultures by examining artifcats |
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artifacts |
man-made objects left by people of the past |
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Land Bridge Theory |
Most widely accepted theory of how the 1st Americans arrived from Asia to North America. Scientists believe they were searching for a food source. |
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The First Americans |
Arrived to to an unsettled continent and survived as hunters/ gatherers. They were nomadic. |
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Nomad |
A person who travels in search of food |
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Farming |
Allowed nomadic tribes to develop permanent settlements because they were able to grow food like maize (corn). |
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Olmec |
the earliest known civilization in America |
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Inca |
an advanced civilization that united its empire with a complex system of roads and rope bridges |
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Tenochtitlan |
modern day Mexico City, this ancient Aztec city was at the center of the Aztec culture and served as the empire's capital |
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League of the Iroquois |
an alliance created by 5 (later 6) tribes. This alliance ended warfare among these tribes. Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora |
