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Unit 1
Vocab
33
History
11th Grade
08/09/2019

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Nomad
Definition
The first Americans
#travel
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hunter-gatherer
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women and girls collected nuts, barriers and wild plants. The mean and boys went on extended hunts. #gatheringfood
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clan
Definition
groups of people related by blood #familia
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barter
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A trade system of an exchange of goods without using money #money
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Olmec
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know as mother culture: due to religion, art, agriculture, and social organization that later influenced people #Mother Culture
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Aztec
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Invaders from the north and florised central Mexico #Mexico
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Maya
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a civilization that rose to power around 400 B.C Cities were religious centers with stone pyramids, palaces, and temples #Religous
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Toltec
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A civilization that dominated central Mexico; known fro war skills and building skills #warriors
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Inca
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A group that rose to power and conquered their neighbors along the coast and built a vast empire connected by roads and bridges. #advanced empire
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pueblo
Definition
Buildings built on flat mesas and steep cliffs #oldhouses
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slash burn technique
Definition
They cut down and burned trees on a plot of land and the ashes fertilized the land for a few years #olddayfertilizer
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Islam
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Founded by Muhammad and begun in Arabia in the late 600s #muslims
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Chinampas
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floating gardens that supplied the city with food #floatingfood
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Anasazi
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they built multi-story buildings called pueblos #builders
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Kwakiutt
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Native Americans in the Northwest coast that became skilled woodworkers #woodworkers
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longhouse
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These were large wooden buildings with a central aisle and living space on either side #olddaymasion
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Iroquois
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A group of people that spoke the same language and shared common culture and they lived in large villages #sharedculturebutnotsharedterritory
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kinship
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blood relation, often determined how property would be inherited #inherited
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Shaman
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were people believed to have spiritual and healing powers #healers
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matrilineal
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Property inherited by the mother's side #Mothersinheritanceline
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Division of labor
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People doing certain type of work #carrers
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oral tradition
Definition
History passed down from storytellers #folktales
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Mansa Musa
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ruler of Mali who held power from about 1307 to 1332. The people were Muslim #MaliRuler
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lineage
Definition
Ancestry #oldrelatives
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Askia Muhammad
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The most famous ruler of Songhai, he reigned from 1493 to 1528. He encourages the revival of Islam learning #Songhairuler
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Vikings
Definition
Sea raider who terrorized the coast of Western Europe and they were bold explorers. #boldexplorers
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plantation
Definition
Large-scale farms #bigfarms
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Tainos
Definition
Local Indians who were already living in America #OGamericans
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
He was an Italian explorer who discovered America, he was also known for his great navigation and sailing skills #Founder
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Leif Eriksson
Definition
the son of viking erik the red and found Canada #foundcanada
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colonization
Definition
Plants and animals living in an area #settlment
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Agricultural revolution
Definition
Dramatic change in the way people live #lifechanging
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Columbian Exchange
Definition
Deadly germs that were exchanged and they brought new epidemics to America #deadlyexchange
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