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American History I Chapter 1: Key Terms

Defining key terms

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Bering Land BridgeStrip of land connecting Alaska with Russia during the last ice age.
CultureCommon values and traditions of a society.
EnvironmentsClimates and landscapes that surround living things.
Hunter-GatherersPeople who hunt animals and gather wild plants to provide for their needs.
MigrationMovement of people from one region to another.
Paleo-IndiansThe first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America.
TotemsImages of ancestors or animals.
DemocracyForm of government in which the people rule themselves.
Joint Stock CompaniesBusinesses formed by a group of people who jointly share an investment and share in the profits and losses.
KivasUnderground ceremonial chambers.
MatrilinealAncestry traced through mothers side.
MosquesBuildings for Muslim prayer.
PueblosAbove ground houses made of a heavy clay called adobe.
ReasonClear and ordered thinking.
KnightsWarriors who fought on horseback in return for land from nobles.


Niangua Jr./Sr. High School
MO

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