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Chapter 1,Section 1
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8th Grade
08/29/2012

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Sedentary Societies
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Groups of people who settled in permanent villages or towns.
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Inca
Definition
Native American civilzation that devloped in what is now Peru, 1400-1500.
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Mesoamerica
Definition
Region the stretches from modern-day Mexico to Nicaragua.
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Maya
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Ancient Native American civilzation of Mesoamerica, A.D. 200-900.
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Migrate
Definition
To move from one region to another
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Pueblo
Definition
Native American who built mud-brick cities
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Aztec
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Native American civilization that spead through what is now Mexico,A.D. 1300-1520.
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Semisedentary Societies
Definition
Groups of people who settled in villages or towns but moved every few years in search of food
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Nonsedentary
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Groups of people who continually search of food.
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Civilization
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Complex society in which people share key characteristics such as language and religon
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Slash-and-Burn
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Process of clearing land by burning and cutting down trees.
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