Ch. 1 Vocabulary Review

A variety of corn..

• irrigate

• maize

• nomad

• terrace

The movement of a large number of people to a new area..

• migration

• nomad

• terrace

• irrigation

To supply water to crops by artificial means..

• migration

• terrace farming

• irrigation

• federation

A government linking different groups

• federation

• irrigation

• clan

• Cherokee

a broad platform of land cut into steep slopes

• nomad

• temple

• chinampa

• terrace

The study of ancient people..

• Science

• Mythology

• Archaeology

• Culture

A people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, etc.

• culture

• federation

• clan

• friendship

A tool, weapon, or other object left behind by early people..

• archaeology

• artifact

• nomad

• ring

A form of writing that uses symbols..

• syllables

• English

• Spanish

• Hieroglyphics

A scientific method of determining the age of an artifact..

• carbon dating

• federation

• archaeology

• anthropology