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25 Cards in this Set
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Glacier
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thick sheet of ice (36)
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Land Bridge
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Skinny piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land
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culture
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entire way of life developed by a people (22,40)
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cultural area
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region in which people share a similar way of life (42)
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tribe
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community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals (42)
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clan
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group of two or more related families (48)
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terrace
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wide shelf of land cut into a hillside (40)
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first global age
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era at beginning of 1400s, when long-distance trade and travel increased dramatically (50)
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Islam
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monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Muhammad in the early 600s (50)
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Muslim
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the people who believe in the Islamic religion
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Silk Road
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overland trade routes lining China to the Middle East (52)
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caravan
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group of people who travel together for safety (52)
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Mali
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landlocked country in Africa; rich trading kingdom in 1200s
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the Crusades
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between 1100 and 1300, series of wars fought by Christians to control the Holy Land (58)
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Renaissance
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burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to about 1600 (59)
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caravel
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a type of ship created by Henry the Navigator in Portugal; used to trade cloth, silver, textiles, and grain for gold, ivory, and slaves along the coast of West Africa
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astrolabe
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navigational instrument used to determine latitude (59)
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Olmec
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lived near Gulf of Mexico; farming community that made one of the first cities; developed a calendar (37
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Maya
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lived in rain forests of Guatemala & Mexico; produced enough corn to feed large cities; priests held great power; learned about astronomy & math (38)
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Aztec
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settled around Lake Texcoco in central Mexico; constructed a system of causeways to get to capital; complex calendars; worshiped the sun god (38)
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Inca
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one of largest empires along west coast of South America; capital of Cuzco in Andes mountains; 10,000 mile system of roads; skilled engineers (39)
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Hohokams
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lived in present-day Arizona; dug networks of irrigation ditches to farm the desert land; grew corn, squash, and beans (40)
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Anasazis
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lived in Four Corners region (southwest); irrigated desert to farm; created network of roads to link towns; many traders (40)
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Mound Builders
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North American farming cultures; built large earth mounds for burials & religious ceremonies; included the Hopewells & the Mississippians (41)
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Iroquois Confederacy
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Native American group in Eastern Woodlands; included the Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, & Cayuga; stopped fighting and created alliance; decisions made by tribal leaders
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