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ch 3 social studies
oct 8, 08
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5th Grade
10/06/2008

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Ice Age
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The Ice Age was a long, cold time when thick sheets of ice, or glaciers covered most of the earth.
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glacier
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Thick sheets of ice, over land.
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culture
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Culture inclues the way people live, think, belive, and feel.
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strait
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A strait is a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.

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land brige
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Land brige is a strip of land that connects land masses and serves as a route.

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Bering Strait
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A strait between alaska and Russian.
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Beringia
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Beringia ia a vast area between the Kolyma River in the Russian Far East to the Mackenzie River in the Northeast Territoriesa of Canada.
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surplus
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A surplus is an amount greater than what is needed.
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specialize
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Specialize meant that people could do the work for which they had the most talent or skill.
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religion
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Religion is a belief in Gods or gods.
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civilization
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A civilazation is a culture that has developed systems of goverment, religion, and learing.

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empire
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A empire is a made up of land and people ruled by one group or leader.
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Tenochtitlan
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Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world.
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Cuzor
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The Incan capital was the city of Cuzor in modern-day Peru.

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irrigation

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Irrigation means bringing water to dry feilds from rivers or lakes by means of ditchs.
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environment
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The environment is the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals lives.
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