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ch.2 vocab
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09/22/2010

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christopher columbus
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founder of north america
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culture
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is a peoples way of life
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culture regions
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scientist put cultures of early people into these groups
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mesa
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a flat topped steep sided plateu
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drought
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long period with no rain
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pueblos
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a town that the spainards called it pueblos
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artifact
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human-made objectlike pot, a weapon, or a mask nthat gives clues to the culture from which it comes
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anthropologist
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scientist who studies human culture
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oral histoy
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stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation
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clan
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a group of related people
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coastal plain
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broad flat region in nc that stratches 100 to 150 miles
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peidmont
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hilly region between the mountains and the caostal plain
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archiologist
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study remains of early people
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slash-and-burn
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farming method of using stone axes to scrape off bark, leaving trees to die then burn down feorest.
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