Illustrated Glossary Unit 1 Grade 5 A New

Illustrated Glossary Unit 1 Grade 5 A New World Rising

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

Caribbean en. wikipedia. org a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts

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

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

civilization www. myanmars. net the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced

codex www. tafoya. ws 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

creation myth symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it http: //mesosyn. com/myth-1 -13. jpg

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

environment www. arnotts. co. nz 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

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

hieroglyphics www. ancientscripts. com a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters

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

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

irrigation nrcca. cals. cornell. edu bringing in water to the land to help plants grow

land bridge an isthmus or wider land connection between otherwise separate areas, over which animals, plants, and human beings are able to cross

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

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

North America www. learninggamesforkids. com a region that includes Canada and the United States

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

quipu en. wikipedia. org the-inca-block-d. wikispaces. com an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of colored threads knotted in different ways

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

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

environment • The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

aqueduct • An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley

gorge • A narrow valley between hills or mountains

pulley system • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain can run and lift a heavy object.