| A | B |
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| Archaeologist | one who studies the remains of past human life |
| Beringia | A thousand-mile wide land bridge that connected Siberia to Alaska |
| Caribou | Large deer that lives in the Artic regions |
| Culture | The same values, attitudes, and customs of a group. |
| Ice Age | A period of time when much of the earth and the earth's water was frozen |
| Nomads | People who do not live in one place |
| Theory | A best guess |
| Clovis Point | A finely flaked stone spearhead |
| Glacier | A large body of ice |
| Architect | a Person skilled in designing buildings |
| Astronomy | The study of spce and planets |
| Civilization | A high level of cultural development |
| Cultivate | To grow crops |
| Hieroglyphic | A system of writing that uses picture like symbols |
| Mesoamerica | The area of land that includes what is now Mexico and other countries south through Costa Rica |
| Artisan | A skilled worker |
| Canal | A human made waterway |
| Military | Having to do with Armed forces |
| Cotton | A plant used to make cloth |
| Irrigation | A system of watering crops that uses canals or ditches of water |
| Kiva | A large underground room used for ceremonies |
| Mesa | A flat -topped height |
| Ritual | The actions that take place during a ceremony |
| Village | A small settlement |
| Burial | The act of burying the dead |
| Dwelling | A home |
| Religious | Relating to a belief in a higher being |
| Resevoir | A large place used to store water |
| Descendent | One who comes from a group of people |
| Kachina | Spirits of an ancestor |
| Tobacco | A plant that some people smoke or chew |
| Totem Pole | A tall, colorful carved object that had a certain religious meaning |
