| A | B |
|---|
| Prehistory | the time before people kept written records |
| Artifacts | record of things of the past such as pottery, arrowheads, broken tools, etc. |
| Anthropologists | Study the origin and development of man |
| Archaelogists | People who search for artifacts in the ground |
| Migrate | To move from one place to another |
| Nomads | Wanderers |
| Cultures | Different ways of life |
| Projectile Point | Sharpened rock |
| First American Indian era | Pre-Projectile Point Era |
| Paleo Indian era | Period of better tools |
| Archaic era | Larger animals died and game food becomes the diet |
| Woodland era | Plant and agricultural period |
| Mississippian era | Villages became common |
| Rituals | Ceremonies |
| Palisades | Fence or pointed stakes |
| Hieroglyphics | Pictures or symbols used to represent sounds, words, or ideas |
| Shell mounds | ceremonial mounds made of shells |
| Immunity | Natural resistance to disease |
| Hominy | Mixture of corn, water and lye |
| Wigwams | Circular house |
