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chapter 1
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History
11th Grade
01/31/2012

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Nomadic

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moving from place to place in seach of food and water.
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Olmec

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peoples created a thriving civilization in the humid rain forest along the coast of the gulf of mexico.
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MAYA

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PEOPLE WHO SWEPT INTO THE VALLEY OF MEXICO BETWEEN A.D. 250 AND 900

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INCA

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PEOPLE WHO CREATE A GLITTERING EMPIRE AROUND A.D. 1200
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HOHOKAM & ANASAZI

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INTRODUCED CROPS INTO THE DESERTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

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ADENA, HOPEWELL & MISSISSIPPIAN

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THE SOCIETIES EXCELLED AT TRADE AND AT BUILDING

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KASHAYA POMO

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FLORISHED ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST

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KWAKIUTL

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COLLECTED SHELLFISH FROM THE BEACHES AND HUNTED THE OCEAN FOR WHALES, SEA OTTERS, & SEALS

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PUEBLO

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BUILT NEW SETTLEMENTS NEAR WATERWAYS SUCH AS THE RIO GRANDE, WHERE THEY COULD IRRIGATE THEIR FARMS
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IROQUIOIS

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BUILT IN FOREST CLEARING AND BLENDED AGRICULTURE WITH HUNTING AND GATHERING
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KINSHIP

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STRONG TIES AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS, ENSURED THE CONTINUATION IN TRIBAL CUSTOMS
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DIVISION OF LABOR

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THE ASSIGNMENT OF TASKS ACOORDING TO GENDER, AGE, OR STATUS FORMED THE BASIS OF SOCIAL ORDER
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ISLAM

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STARTED IN ARABIA IN 622 BY MAHAMMAD, SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AMERICA
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PLANTATION

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A FARM ON WHICH A SINGLE CROP, USUALLY ONE THAT REQUIRES MUCH HUMAN LABOR, IS GROWN ON A LARGE SCALE.
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SONGHAI

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BEGINNING IN THE MID-1400S GAINED POWER WEALTH BY CONTROLLING THE TRANS-SAHARA TRADE 
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SAVANNA

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REGION OF DRY GRASSLAND IN AFRICA
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BENIN

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DOMINATED A LARGE REGION AROUND THE NIGER DELTA
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KONGO

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A POWERFUL KINGDOM THAT AROSE ON THE LOWER ZARIE (CONGO) RIVER
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LINEAGE

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LINE OF COMMON DESCENT FORMED THE BASIS OF MOST ASPECTS OF LIFE IN RURAL WEST AFRICA
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PRINCE HENERY

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IN THE 15TH CENTURY HE SENT PORTUGESE SHIPS TO EXPLORE TO EXPLORE THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA
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RENAISSANCE

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A PERIOD WHEN EUROPEANS BEGAN INVESTIGATING ALL ASPECTS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD
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HIERARCHY

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WHEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WERE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO RANK
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NUCLEAR FAMILY

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HOUSEHOLD MADE OF MOTHER, FATHER AND THIER CHILDREN.
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CRUSADES

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A SERIES OF MILITARY EXPEDITIONS TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN NAME OF CHRISTIANITY
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REFORMATION

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A DIVISION OF CHRISTIANITY BETWEEN CATHLOICISM AND PROTESTANTISM
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

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IN JANUARY 1492 THE GENOESE SAILOR STOOD BEFORE THE SPANISH COURT WITH A DARING PLAN
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TANIO

(THE NOBLE ONES) 

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THE PEOPLE COLUMBUS SAW WHEN HE WENT ASHORE
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COLONIZATION

 

 

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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTANT SETTLEMENTS CONTROLLED BY THE PARENT COUNTRY
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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

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GLOBAL TRANSFER OF LIVING THINGS FROM AMERICA BACK TO EUROPE AND AFRICA
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TREATY OF TORDESILLAS

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SIGNED IN 1494 SPAIN AND PORTUGAL AGREED TO DIVIDE THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE BETWEEN THEM
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