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1621594924adaptchange to fit new conditions0
1621594925migrationA movement from one country or region to another1
1621594926regionAn area in which many features are similar2
1621594927nativea person who was born in a particular place3
1621594928colonizationWhen a bigger, more powerful country would take control of a smaller or weaker country.4
1621594929urbanrelated to cities (not the countryside)5
1621594930nomadicMoving from place to place with no permanent home6
1621594931agricultureAnother word for farming.7
1621594932archaeologyStudy of past people and cultures8
1621617515domesticatednot wild: used to living near people, usually on a farm or in a home9
1621617516city-stateA self-governing unit made of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland10
1621617517subsistenceonly growing or finding enough food that you need to survive (no extra)11
1621617518hunter-gathererPeople who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive12
1621617519excavateto carefully dig out an ancient site.13
1621617520routea way or course taken in getting to a destination14
1621617521settlerA person who makes a home in a new place15
1621617522artifactAn object made or used by people in the past16
1621617523climateOverall weather in an area over a long period of time17
1621617524forageThe act of searching for food18
1621617525resourceA substance that has value or usefulness.19
1621617526cultivationproduction of food by preparing the land to grow crops20
1621617527division of laborDivision of work into a number of separate tasks to be performed by different workers21
1621617528complexcomplicated; having many parts22
1621617529population densityA measurement of the number of people per given unit of land.23
1621617530storagesaving something for later24
1621617531irrigationA way of supplying water to an area of land25
1621617532famineA time when there is so little food that many people starve.26
1621617533aridExtremely dry27
1621617534hierarchyA system of organizing people into ranks, with those of higher rank having more power and privileges28
1621617535communalRelating to the community; belonging to or shared by the people; public29
1621617536confederacyA loose union of independent states30
1621617537chiefdomA political unit of permanently allied tribes and villages under one recognized leader.31

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