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17 Cards in this Set
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Archaeology
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the studies of ancient peoples
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artifact
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objects left behind by early peoples
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ice age
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period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered with large sheets of ice
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nomad
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people who moved from place to place
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migration
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a movment of a large number of people into a new homeland
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maize
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An early form of corn
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carbon dating
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A method used by sceintists to figure out the age of an artifact; measuring the amount of radioactive carbon that remains in somthing that was once alive to determine its age
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culture
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A way of life if a particular group of people
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civilization
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a highly developed society
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theocracy
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a society ruled by religiouse leaders
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heiroglyphics
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A writing system that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas and sounds
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terrace
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open platforms cut into steep slopes on mountainous land
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pueblo
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village of great stone or adobe houses
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drought
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long periods of little rainfall
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adobe
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sun dreis mud brick
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federation
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government that linked different groups
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classical
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ancient greek and roman
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