TCI: Lesson 2 Vocabulary

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adapting

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to change one's way of life to fit the land and its resources

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anthropology

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the study of people and their cultures

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culture

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the way of life shared by a group of people

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myth

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a story that helps to explain the beliefs and history of a people

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nomad

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a person who moves from place to place in search of food

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obsidian

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a hard, glassy rock that is formed when lava cools

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plateau

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a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it

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shaman

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someone believed to be in contact with the spirit world