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Early People's of the Western Hemisphere
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5th Grade
10/20/2010

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CIVILIZATION
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A CULTURE THAT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLEX SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND PEOPLE LIVING IN  LARGE CITIES.
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SURPLUS
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AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN WHAT IS NEEDED
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SPECIALIZE
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TO SPEND MOST OF ONE'S TIME DOING ONE KIND OF JOB.
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ARCHAEOLOGIST
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A SCIENTIST WHO LOOKS FOR AND STUDIES EVIDENCE FROM LONG AGO.
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EMPIRE
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A LARGE AREA OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE CONTROLLED BY ONE RULER OR GOVERNMENT.
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TRIBUTE
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A PAYMENT IN THE FORM OF VALUABLE GOODS.
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SLAVERY
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THE PRACTICE OF OWNING PEOPLE AND FORCING THEM TO WORK.
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ARTIFACTS
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AN OBJECT LEFT BEHIND BY PEOPLE WHO LIVED LONG AGO.
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DROUGHT
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A LONG PERIOD OF VERY LITTLE RAINFALL.
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IRRIGATION
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A METHOD BY WHICH WATER IS BROUGHT INTO DRY AREAS.
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