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periods of time that are extremely cold
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Ice Age
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huge sheets of ice
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glaciers
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to spend most of ones time doing one kind of job
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specialize
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a culture that has complex systems of government, education, religion, and often many people living in cities
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civilization
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objects such as a tool or weapon made by people in the past
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artifact
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a method of supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes
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irrigation
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a large area where different people are controlled by one ruler or government
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empire
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the practice of one person forcing another person to work without freedom or pay
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slavery
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a diagram showing the order in which events took place
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time line
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a period of 100 years
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century
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a period of 10 years
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decade
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"anno domini' latin for "in the of the Lord." Used before a numeral to indicate a year occurring since the birth of Jesus Christ
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A.D.
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"before Christ." Used to indicate a year occurring before the birth of Jesus Christ
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B.C.
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a drawing that stands for real things
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map symbols
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tells what symbols on a map stand for/mean
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map key
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small map set into the main map. shows location of a place
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locater
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shows relationship between distances on a map and real distances
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map scale
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when time lines begin and end
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time span
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What are the two types of location and what do they mean?
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absolute: exact
relative: not exact |
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Where did the Aztec build the Tenochtitlan?
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They settled around Lake Texcoco and that's where it's built.
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