Chapter 2 Notes Flashcards

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Beringia

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Connected Siberia in Northeast Asia to Alaska in North America. This is how the first people migrated from Asia to North America.

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Glaciers

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Thick sheets of ice.

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Culture

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An entire way of life that a group of people have developed.

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Observation

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The act of seeing and noticing.

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Inference

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The process of finding out by reasoning.

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Hieroglyphics

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Writing using pictures instead of an alphabet.

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Artifacts

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Objects made by human beings.

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Clans

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Groups of related families.

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Archaeology

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The study of evidence left by early humans.

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Nomads

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People who constantly move from place to place.