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ch. 1
age of exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaeology | (AHR • kee • ah • luh • jee), the study of ancient peoples, continue to piece together evidence that tells the story of the first Americans. |
| artifacts | (AHR • tih • fakts)—the tools, weapons, and other objects that early people left behind. Based on this and other types of evidence, archaeologists have |
| strait | A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger ones. |
| migration | (my • GRAY • shuhn), or movement of people from one area to another? |
| nomads | (NOH • madz), people who moved from place to place in search of hunting grounds. |
| sources | The decline in game populations meant that early Americans had to find other sources of food. |
| maize | (MAYZ), which is a type of corn. These early farmers also planted pumpkins, beans, and squash. |
| carbon dating | Scientists have a method of determining how old an artifact is. Using a process called carbon dating, scientists can measure the amount of radioactive carbon in an artifact. |
| estimate | They can use this measurement to come up with an estimate of the artifact's age. |
| cultures | (KUHL • churz), or shared traditions and behaviors. Identifying What were some changes that affected the nom |
| civilizations | (sih • vuh • luh • ZAY • shuhnz), or highly developed societies, thrived in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The largest and most advanced of these were the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Each of these civilizations controlled areas cov |
| complex | They also came up with complex methods for tracking time, counting, and writing. |
| theocracy | (thee • AH • kruh • see), a society ruled by religious leaders. Powerful Maya priests believed the gods were visible in the stars, sun, and moon. |
| hieroglyphics | (HY • ruh • glih • fihks), symbols or pictures that represent things, ideas, and sounds. |
| linked | These causeways linked the island and the shore. Elsewhere, they used earth to fill in parts of the lake, creating fields for growing crops. |
| terraces | Supporting the large Inca population required a lot of food. In order to farm their mountainous lands, the Inca cut terraces, or broad platforms, into steep slopes. |
| irrigated | They irrigated (IHR • uh • gayt • uhd), or brought water to, their corn, cotton, and other crops by digging hundreds of miles of channels |
| channels | They irrigated (IHR • uh • gayt • uhd), or brought water to, their corn, cotton, and other crops by digging hundreds of miles of channels |
| pueblos | (PWEH • blohs), or villages. Visitors to New Mexico today can still see one of the most spectacular of these ancient settlements, Pueblo Bonito. |
| structure | The huge structure was at least four stories high and had hundreds of rooms. Around Pueblo Bonito, archaeologists have found traces of a complex network of roads. |
| federations | (feh • duh • RAY • shuhnz), agreements among different groups to join together. |
| clans | The different members of the Iroquois League were organized according to clans, or groups of related families. |
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