| A | B |
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| adapt | to adjust to new circumstances |
| archaeology | the study of the evidence of the remains of human cultures |
| Archaic period | c.7000-2000 BC - the period in which the change from gathering plants to growing them for food occurred |
| artifact | any object that has been made by people |
| Formative period | c.2000BC - AD1 (central Mexico) and AD290 (Maya highlands) - the period in which farming villages first appeared |
| Mesoamerica | parts of Mexico and Central America that were civilized before the Spanish Conquest |
| flourish | to be at the peak of development; thrive |
| culture | the skills, arts, etc. of a given people in a given period; civilization |
| hieroglyphic | writing in pictures |
| scribe | a writer who copied manuscripts |
