Chapter 3-vocaublary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Prehistoric | the time before written history |
| Oral Tradition | Knowledge and tradition passed along through stories told from one generation to the next-before written language |
| Archaeologist | A scientist who studies the itmes left behind behind by ancient people to determin how they lived |
| Artifacts | Things,such as pottery,tools,or wepons, that were made by humans |
| Shale | A type of rock that is formed in layers; often "sandwiched" artifacts |
| Anthropologist | A scientist who studeis how human cultures begaan and developed |
| Culture | A term that describes the beliefs,traditions,music,art,and social instituions of a group of people |
| Atlatl | Primitive,sling-like weapon that threw darts more accurately than iif thrown by hand |
| Nomad | A person without a permanent home who must move around to search for food, usually with each season |
| Horticulture | the science of growing plants |
| Tribe | a group of people who share a common ancestry,name,and way of living |
| Maize | Corn |
| Succotash | a "special" dish of beans,corn,and sometimes other vegetables |
| Palisades | wooden fences to protect a village |
| Midden | A garbage dump |
| Clans | a group of people (within a tribe) who believe themselves related by blood |
| Barter Economy | an economic system where people do not have money to exchange,but use trade |
| Good | any item that can be bought,sold,or traded |
| Service | an action that one does for another in exchange for some form of payment |
| Legend | a story that can neither be proved or disproved but continues to be told through generations |
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