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Details Title: Early Americans Description: Chapter 1 Total Flash Cards: 27 Created: 09/22/2004 13:58:01	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term migration Definition To move from one location to another Term glacier Definition a huge sheet of ice Term nomad Definition a wanderer who has no settled home Term band Definition a small group of people who work together to do activities Term theory Definition a possible explanation for something Term culture Definition a people's way of life Term artifact Definition an object that early people had made Term archaeologist Definition a person who studies the cultures of people long ago Term evidence Definition proof that something happened or existed Term origin story Definition a story about a people's belief of their place in the world and how it started Term extinct Definition no longer alive in the world Term technology Definition the use of scientific knowledge or tools to do something Term technology Definition the use of scientific knowledge or tools to do something Term agriculture Definition farming Term maize Definition corn Term Religion Definition beliefs about God or gods Term tribe Definition a group of many bands of people with a shared culture Term surplus Definition more than is needed Term specialize Definition to work mostly on one job and do it very well Term civilization Definition a culture with government, religion, and learning Term temple Definition a place of worship Term cultural diffusion Definition parts of a culture spreading to other cultures Term pueble Definition a group of adobe houses Term mesa Definition a high flat-topped hill Term kiva Definition an underground room where the Anasazi held religious services Term drought Definition a long dry spell Term adobe Definition a mixture of sand and straw that is dried into bricks