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| 16th century alliance of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga & Seneca Native American groups living in the eastern Great Lakes region. |
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| The use of tools and knowledge to meet human needs |
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| a form of culture characterized by city trade centers, specialized workers, organized forms of government & religion, systems of record keeping and advanced tools. |
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| a way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs and customs |
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| the practice of breeding plants or taming animals to meet human needs |
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| an early Native American who built large earthly structures |
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| slash-and-burn agriculture |
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| a farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses, the ashes of which fertilizer they sell. |
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| 16th century religious movement to correct problems in the Roman Catholic church |
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| a series of wars to capture the Holy land, launched in 1096 by European Christians |
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| a period from the late 400's to about the 1300's during which Europeans turned to feudalism and the manor system |
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| a religion founded by the prophet Muhammed in the 600's, which teaches that there is one God named Allah. |
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| a political system in which the king allows nobles the use of his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of people living on the land |
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| a period of European history lasting from 1300's to 1600 that brought increased interest in art and learning |
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| a person who plans the course of a ship while at sea |
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| sailing ship used by the Portuguese & Spanish for trade and later for voyages for exploration |
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