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| People who moved from place to place #nomads |
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| people who hunted prey and gathered nuts and berries #hunter-gatherer |
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| a dramatic change in the way people live #agricultural revolution |
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| People who came in at 1200 BC with the mother culture of Mesoamerica. Their religion, art, agriculture and social organization influenced later generations. #olmec |
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| A religious tribe that began to rise in 400 BC #maya |
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| Skilled warriors artisans and builders who came in at 900 AD #toltec |
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| In the 1400s these people invaded Mexico. They were warlike and had an intricate expanse of market places and canals. #aztec |
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| A group who held power in the Andes Mountains. They conquered their neighbors and built a vast empire.#inca |
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| Means "towns". These are multi-story adobe buildings. #pueblos |
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| groups of people related by blood #clans |
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| people from the southwest who were governed by religious leaders #pueblo |
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| a group in the Northwest coast and California who were skilled wood-workers #kwakiul |
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| several Native American nations that shared common cultures. #iroquois |
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| large wooden shelters that provided shelter on either side #longhouses |
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| The property was inherited through the mother #matrilineal |
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| Certain people doing certain jobs #division of labor |
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| an exchange of goods without using money #barter |
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| people believed to have spiritual and healing powers #shamans |
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| history passed down by storytelling #oral tradition |
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| A religion started by the prophet Mohammed #Islam |
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| people with the same ancestry #lineage |
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| large-scale farms #plantations |
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| The local people Columbus Met when he landed in the new world #Tainos |
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| setting up groups of people from one land in a new one to help the mother-land prosper and gain territoy #colonization |
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| The trade between America and Europe, including the diseases that Europe came with #columbian exchange |
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| Small plots of land in shallow water that were used for farming #chinampas |
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| Songhai's most famous ruler #askia Muhammed |
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| An Italian shipman who found the new world #christopher Columbus |
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| Puebloans ancestors #Anasazi |
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| The Norse people were sea raiders who terrorized the coast of western Europe #Vikings |
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| A Viking who landed in Eastern California on his way to Greenland #Leif Eriksson |
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| Wildland is cut and set aflame #slash burn technique |
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| Mali's most famous ruler. #Mansa Musa |
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