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| anthropologist | a scientist who studies the origin, movement, and way of life of humans |
| culture | the way of life developed by a group of people to satisfy its needs |
| Mesoamerica | the region that includes Mexico and the countries of Central America |
| artifact | an object made or altered by humans |
| shaman | a person who is believed to have the power to cure the sick and forecast the future |
| forage | to wander in search of food |
| confederacy | a union of peoples or groups |
| archeologist | a scientist who studies the material remains of past human life |
| prehistory | the period of time beofre writing was developed |
| assimilate | to blend into another culture |
| adobe | building material made of sundried earth and straw |
| atlatl | a notched throwing stick used to hurl a spear with great range and force |
| nomad | a member of a group that wanders from place to place |
| Paleolithic Age | used the atlatl to kill large animals like the mammoth and the giant bison |
| Archaic Age | hunted smaller game, foraged for berries, and used a variety of tools |
| Mesoamerican Era | grew their own food, were settled, developed complex societies |
| Caddo | allowed women in government |
| Jumano | used irrigation and lived in adobe homes |
| Coahuiltecans | lived in South Texas, ate worms, lizards, plants and other unmentionables |
| Karankawa | tall and well built people who liked to adorn themselves by painting and tattooing their bodies |
| Comanches | expert horsemen, hunted buffalo |
| Kiowa | tipis decorated with beautiful paintings, tipis usually faced east |
