| A | B |
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| archaeologist | a scientist who looks for and studies artifacts |
| artifact | an object left behind by people who lived long ago |
| caravan | a group of people traveling together for safety |
| caravel | a kind of ship |
| civilization | a culture that has developed complex systems of government, education, and religion |
| clan | a group of families who share the same ancestors |
| compromise | the settling of a dispute by each side agreeing to give up part of its demands |
| coup stick | a special weapon used by a Lakota Sioux soldier to show bravery |
| decade | a period of 10 years |
| drought | a long period of very little rain |
| empire | a large area in which different groups of people are controlled by one ruler or government |
| irrigation | a method of supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes |
| jerky | thin strips of sun-dried meat |
| Kachina | the living spirit of an ancestor who helps bring rains and makes crops grow |
| lodge | a type of home made of logs, grasses, sticks, and soil by the Plains Indians |
| malaria | a disease caused by the bite of a certain mosquito |
| navigation | the science of determining a ship's location and direction |
| potlatch | a Native American feast |
| prairie | flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers |
| Renaissance | a period of cultural and artistic growth in Europe that began in Italy in the 1300s |
| slavery | the practice of people owning other people |
| specialize | spend most of one's time doing one kind of job |
| surplus | an amount greater than what is needed |
| technology | the design and use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems |
| teepee | a cone-shaped tent made of animal skins |
| totem pole | a tall log made by Native Americans that was carved with many designs |
| travois | a sled-like device constructed by Native Americans |
| tribute | forced payment, usually made in the form of valuable goods |
| wampum | polished beads used in gift giving and trading by the Iroquois |
| Bartholomeu Dias | a Poruguese ship captain who reached the Cape of Good Hope |
| Johannes Gutenberg | invented the printing press |
| Marco Polo | one of the first Europeans to reach Asia |
| Sunni Ali | ruled Songhai |
| Vasco da Gama | first European to sail from Eurpoe to Asia |
| Zhu Di | Emperor of China |
| Anasazi | desert dwellers who lived in high-rise apartment-style villages |
| Aztec | built the city of Tenochitlan |
| Hopi | built adobe homes/were known for their dry farming methods |
| Iroquois | lived in longhouses in the Eastern Woodlands |
| Lakota Sioux | used horses to hunt for buffalo |
| Tlingit | lived on the Northwest Coast and had an abundance of food |
