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chapter 2 vocab
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8th Grade
09/22/2010

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Term
Artifact
Definition
human-made object like a pot, a weapon, or a mask that gives clues to the culture from which it comes.
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Culture
Definition
a peoples way of life, including the kinds of tools they make, the food they eat, ant the language they speak.
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mesa
Definition
a flat-topped, steep-sided plateau.
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slash-and-burn
Definition
a method of farming in which trees and brush are burned to clear land for fields and villages.
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oral history
Definition
stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
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clan
Definition
a group of related people.
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anthropologist
Definition
a scientist who studies human culture.
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
A sailor.
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culture regions
Definition
Areas where methods of living are alike.
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pueblos
Definition
adobe villages
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