Chapter 1: The First Americans Vocabulary

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Vocabulary terms and definitions from Chapter 1: The First Americans.

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migration

A movement of people into a new area

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strait

Narrow body of water that connects two larger ones

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nomadic

Moving from place to place

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culture

A people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors

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civilization

Highly developed society

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theocracy

A society that is ruled by religious leaders

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hieroglyphics

Form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds

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terrace

A broad platform of flat land cut into a slope

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pueblo

A Native American structure that housed many people

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irrigation

A system that supplies water to crops by artificial means

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federation

A government that links and unites different groups

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clan

A group of people who have a common ancestor