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Archeology | Study of the remains of the unwritten past. |
Artifacts | Remains of objects that have been made by humans. |
Beringia | A land bridge across the Bering Strait. |
Colony | A settlement created by new residents of an area. |
Crusades | Series of five wars launched by European Christians to gain possession of the Holy Land. |
Culture | Common values and traditions of a society. |
Domestication | Process of breeding plants and animals for use by humans. |
Environments | Climates and landscapes that surround living things. |
Feudalism | System of government in which people gave their loyalty to a lord in exchange for protection. |
Glyphs | Symbols or images that represent ideas. |
Hunter-Gatherers | People who hunt animals and gather wild plants to provide for their needs. |
Iroquois League | A political confederation of five northeastern Amerian Indian tribes that made decisions concerning war and peace. |
Magna Carta | Document that said nobility and monarchs must obey the laws also. |
Manors | Large estates held by monarchs and mobles in the Middle Ages. |
Middle Ages | Period of European history lasted from the late 400s until around 1350. |
Migration | Movement of people from one region to another. |
Paleo-Indians | The first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America. |
Silk Road | Overland route that linked China with other Asian markets as far west as the Black sea. |
Societies | Groups of people who live together and share a culture. |
Totems | Images of ancestors or animals. |