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History
8th Grade
12/10/2009

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migrate
Definition
to relocate to another location
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artifacts
Definition
tools and other human made objects
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culture
Definition
a way of life
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domestication
Definition
to tame to meet human needs
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technology
Definition
the use of tools and knowledge to meet human needs
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tundra
Definition
a treeless plain that remains frozen
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environment
Definition
the conditions where one lives
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kayaks
Definition
small boats made of animal skins
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Tenochtitlan
Definition
the capitol city of the Aztecs
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irrigation
Definition
the practice of bringing water to crops
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civilization(5 features)
Definition

1) cities center of trade

2) specialized jobs

3)organized forms of governmen

4) system of record keeping

5) advanced tools

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matrilineal
Definition
societies traced ancestry through the mother
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slash and burn farming
Definition

1st- farmers chopped down trees

2nd- trees were burned

3rd- ashes of trees enriched the soil

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Africa
Definition
the world's second largest continent
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Deganwida
Definition
the peacemaker of the The Iroquois League
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Columbus
Definition
sailed to the new world on The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
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Equator
Definition
Runs through the center of Africa
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Asia
Definition
The largest continent in the world
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Muslims
Definition
followers of the religion of Islam
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Gutenberg
Definition
invented the printing press
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The Crusades
Definition
a series of wars to capture the Holy Land
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European Christians
Definition
fought the Muslims in the Crusades
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Feudalism
Definition
a political system in which a king allows nobles to use lands that belong to him.
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Mosque
Definition
where people of Islamic faith worship
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serfs
Definition
worked on manors with very few privileges
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Mecca
Definition
the holy city of Islam
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Lisbon
Definition
the capitol of protugal
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Spanish
Definition
brought horses to America
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Reformation
Definition
a movement to correct problems in the church. It split the church into two groups, catholics and Protestants.
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Marco Polo
Definition
wrote a book describing China's riches- stirred European curiosity.
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Renaissance
Definition
a time of increased interest in art and learning. It started in Italy and spread throughout Europe.
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Ferdinand and Isabella
Definition
Spain rulers. Financed Columbus' trip to America
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Salt
Definition
very important because it helps the human body retain water in hot weather.
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Martin Luther
Definition
A German monk, criticized corrupt church practices.
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Megellan
Definition
an explorer killed in Philippines, given credit as the first to circumnavigate.
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Henry Hudson
Definition
Dutch explorer, established a Dutch colony in New York
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Spanish Armada
Definition
Considered the worlds' most powerful navy
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Columbian Exchange
Definition
the movement of plants, animals and disease (from) between eastern and western hemispheres
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Hacienda
Definition
a term describing a Spanish ranch or farm (plantation)
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Middle Passage
Definition
the journey African slaves transported to America
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Northwest passage
Definition
water route through North America to Asia
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African Diaspora
Definition
the forced removal of Africans to the America's
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Spain
Definition
defeated the Aztecs because they allied with Native Americans
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Quebec
Definition
the first permanent French settlement in North America.
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Mestizos
Definition
people of mixed Spanish and Native American blood
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Europeans
Definition
introduced cattle, pigs and horses to the americas
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