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Chapter 1 Packet Questions Flashcards

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What is Migration?

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A movement of a large number of people into a new homeland

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What is Archeology?

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The study of ancient peoples

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What is civilization?

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A highly developed culture, usually with organized regions or laws

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What are Pueblo?

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Homes or communities of homes built by Native Americans

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What is an Artifact?

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An item left behind from early people that represents their culture

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What is maize?

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An early form of corn grown by Native Americans

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What is Theocracy?

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Society ruled by religious rulers

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What is a drought?

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A long period of time without rainfall

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What was the Ice Age?

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A period of extremely cold temperatures when part if the planet’s surface was covered by massive sheets of ice

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What is carbon dating?

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A scientific method used to determine the the age of an artifact

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What are hieroglyphics?

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An ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts

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What is adobe?

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A sun dried brick used to build the homes of the Native Americans

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What is a nomad?

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People who move from place to place, usually in search of food or grazing land

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What is culture?

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A way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and ways of life

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What is a Terrace?

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A raised piece of land with the top leveled off to promote farming

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What is a federation?

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A type of government that links different groups together

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Who were the Inca?

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Largest empire of the early civilizations, Capital city of Cuzco around 1200 AD, powerful army, developed in the western highlands of South America, cut terraces for farming

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Who were the Maya?

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Built empire in the rain forests of present day Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize, planted maize, beans and other vegetables, built huge monuments, had many pyramids, theocracy, became astronomers, developed a form of hieroglyphics, traders, monuments still stand today

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Who were the Aztec?

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Group of hunters, wandered through central Mexico, searching for permanent home, looking for the sign of an eagle sitting on a cactus with a snake in its beak, found the sign in Tenochtitlán, Huge army force conquered all rival communities, made human sacrifices, conquered by Spanish

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