1. Illustrated Glossary A New World Rising LIST 1

2. civilization
the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced

3. hypothesis
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something not yet proved but assumed to be true for purposes of further study or investigation

4. artifact
usually a simple object such as a tool or ornament showing human work and representing a culture or a stage in the development of a culture

5. moving from one country, place, or locality to another
migration
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moving from one country, place, or locality to another

6. land bridge
A wider land connection between otherwise separate areas, over which animals, plants, and human beings are able to cross

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8. culture
the characteristic features of everyday life shared by people in a particular place or time

9. Paleo-Indians
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name given to the first peoples who entered, and subsequently lived, in the American continents during the final glacial periods

10. quipu
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an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of colored threads knotted in different ways

11. environment
whole complex of factors such as soil, climate, and living things that influence the form and the ability to survive of a plant, animal, or human being

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13. city-state
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an area that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it

14. Caribbean
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a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts

15. a region that includes Canada and the United States
North America
a region that includes Canada and the United States

16. South America
a continent and region of the Western Hemisphere southeast of North America and has much of it south of the Equator

17. Mesoamerica
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the geographic region extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica.

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19. B.C.E.
Before Common Era

20. C.E.
Common Era

21. Century
100 years

22. Organized Religion
An Organized Religion has official beliefs, a leadership structure, and a code of rules and practices

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24. chinampas
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small, stationary, artificial islands built on a freshwater lake to grow crops

25. codex
the first kind of book made up of a number of sheets of paper or papyrus, hand-written, usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets

26. glyphs
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symbolic figures or a characters (as in the Mayan system of writing) usually cut in or carved in relief

27. a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
hieroglyphics
a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters

28. the images or symbols related to something (in this case lunch)
iconography
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the images or symbols related to something (in this case lunch)

29. bringing in water to the land to help plants grow
irrigation
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bringing in water to the land to help plants grow

30. terracing
make or form sloping land into a number of level areas resembling a series of steps to create a flat area to farm