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23 Cards in this Set
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Anthropologists
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The study of human culture both ancient and modern.
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Archeologists
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The study of srtifacts to learn about the past.
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Artifacts
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Human made objects.
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Paleo-Indians
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Term used to refer to Native Americans that lived thousands of years ago.
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Hunter-gatherers
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People that live by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants.
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Domestication
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Breeding of plants or animals to meet specific human needs, such as food and transportation.
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Cultural Diffusion
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Process of influencing and being influenced by neighboring peoples.
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Civilizations
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Highly developed cultres.
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Mesoamerica
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Middle America
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Olmecs
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The "mother culture" of Mesoamerica.
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Gluphic writing
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Use of symbols and images to express words and ideas.
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Mayas
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People living in the tropical rainforests of Guatemala.
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Aztecs
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Last of barbarian waves from the north, who moved into the Valley of Mexico about 1325.
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Tribute
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Forced payment in goods or produce.
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Incas
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People that developed and empire (powerful city-state) in Peru, South America.
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Hohokam
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Indian people who migrated from Mexico into what is now central Arizona.
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Anasazi
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An ancient Indian farming culture centered on the Colorado plateau.
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Hopewell culture
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An indian culture that emerged in the Ohio Vally about 500 BC.
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Mississippian Culture
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Indian culture that emerged in the Southeast and Mississippi Vally about 900 AD.
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Egalitarian
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Society where all members were considered equal.
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Slash and Burn Farming
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The cutting of tree and/or grassses and burning them to clear a field.
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Ecology
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The relationship between libing things and their environment.
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Shamans
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Indian religious leaders who communicated with the spiritual world.
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