Harcourt 5th grade social studies Chapter 2

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A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data

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theory

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sun dried bricks made of clay

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adobe

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A member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water

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nomad

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round bark covered shelters

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wigwam

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a person descended from a particular ancestor or group of ancestors

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descendent

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A person who looks for bones, tools, and artifacts from people who lived long ago to find out how people lived then

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archeologist

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is a term often used to describe a group of Native Americans who share a language and customs

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tribe

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adjust

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adapt

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A relative who lived in the past

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ancestor

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A large mass of moving ice and snow on land

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Glacier