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27 Cards in this Set
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Theory
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One possible explanation for something
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Migrate
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To move from one area to another
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Archaeologist
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Scientist who study artifacts of people who lived long ago and draws conclusions from them
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Artifact
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Object made by people in the past
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Mesa
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High, flat land form that rises steeply from the land around it
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Ceremony
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An activity done for a special purpose
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Ice Age
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Period during which caused large areas of Earth's water to freeze
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Glacier
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Thick sheets of ice that covered the Earth's surface during the Ice Age
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Pyramid
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A building with three or more sides shaped like triangles that slant toward a point at the top
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Drought
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A long period without rain
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Slavery
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Practice of owning people and forcing them to work
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Civilization
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A culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning
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Tribute
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Payment a ruler demands from people he/she rules
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Specialize
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To focus on one particular product, activity, or job
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Surplus
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More than is needed
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Bering Strait
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A narrow water way connecting Asia to North America
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2 theories of how people migrated from Asia to North America
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1: when ice melted the land bridge formed and people followed wooly mamoth
2: people came by boat |
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What did people use animals for?
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Food, clothes, hides for frames on homes, and stools
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Which tribe invented the kayak?
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Inuit
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How long ago was the ice age?
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20,000 years ago
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How long ago did the ice age end?
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10,000 years ago
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What did agriculture allow people to do?
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It allowed them to stay in one place because they were able to grow their own food instead of having to hunt
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Where did mound builders live?
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East of the Mississippi river
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Why did mound builders build mounds?
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1. burial place for chiefs
2. held ceremonies 3. honor animal spirits |
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What did mound building tell archaeologists?
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That they were well organized people
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Where did the Anasazi live?
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The Anasazi lived in the south western four corners
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When did the cliff dwellers disappear?
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From 1100 - 1300
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