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migration
the movement of people into a new area
strait
a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water
nomadic
moving from place to place
cultivate
to help things grow
emerged
became known or visible
culture
a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
civilization
a highly developed society
declined
became less or fewer
theocracy
a society that is ruled by religious leaders
hieroglyphics
a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sound
causeway
a raised passageway across water or wetlands
tribute
payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection
terrace
a broad platform of flat land cut into a slope
dominated
had a commanding position over
pueblo
a Native American structure that housed many people
irrigated
brought water to crops
network
an interconnected system
structure
a building
mercantilism
an economic theory that a nation's power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating precious metals
export
to sell goods to other countries
colony
a settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by the home country
Reformation
a religious movement in the 1500s that rejected or changed some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and established the Protestant Church
Protestantism
a form of Christianity that began in opposition to the Catholic Church
widespread
over a large area
armada
a fleet of warships
Northwest Passage
a much-sought sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, located along the north coast of North America
Columbian Exchange
a global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s
tenant farmer
a farmer who pays a landowner an annual rent and works for that person for a fixed numbebr of days each year
pose
to put forward; to present
collectively
as a group
indicate
point out; show