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17 Cards in this Set
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Describes past events that are preserved in written records.
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history
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A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land.
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Glacier
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A time when glaciers covered much of the Earth's surface
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Ice Age
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The study of prehistoric people
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archaeology
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The time before written records
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prehistory
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Objects made by people in the past.
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artifact
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A developed culture or society
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Civilization
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large area of different groups of people ruled by one country or leader.
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Empire
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A throwing stick used by early people who attached it to a spear to make the spear go farther and faster.
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Atlatl
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An area of low wetland that is covered mostly with tall grasses
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marsh
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A cone-shaped tent that can be put up and taken down quickly. The Apaches used these.
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Teepee
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The way people worship God or the gods they believe in.
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Religion
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Means "village" in Spanish; any of several Native American groups that live in adobe and stone houses
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Pueblo
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Payment in the form of valuable goods and services
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Tribute
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A small family group to which some Native Americans belonged
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Band
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Brick made from clay and straw that has been dried in the sun.
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adobe
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A long heavy fishing line that has several baited hooks on it.
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trotline
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