| A | B |
|---|
| migration | movement |
| band | a small group of people who work together to do activities, such as hunting |
| nomads | wanderers who have no settled home |
| theory | a possible explanation |
| culture | a way of life |
| archaeologists | scientists who study the cultures of people long ago |
| artifacts | objects that early peoples had made |
| evidence | proof |
| technology | the use of scientific knowledge or tools to make or do something |
| extinct | no longer living |
| agriculture | farming |
| maize | corn |
| religion | beliefs about God or gods |
| tribe | a group of many bands or people with a shared culture and land |
| surplus | more than was needed |
| civilization | a culture that has well-developed forms of government, religion, and learning |
| temples | places of worship |
| pyramid | a building with three or more sides shaped like triangles |
| earthworks | mounds or hills of earth |
| pueblos | multistoried structures made of stone or adobe bricks |
| drought | a long dry spell |
| kivas | underground rooms for religious services |
| diversity | many differences |
| dugouts | boats made from large, hollowed-out logs |
| clan | a group of families that are related to each other |
| barter | exchange goods |
| arid | very dry |
| ceremonies | special services |
| hogan | a cone shaped house built by covering a log frame with mud or grass |
| sod | earth cut into blocks or mats that is held together by the grass and its roots |
| teepee | cone shaped tent |
| longhouse | a long wooden building in which several Iroquois families lived together |
| nobles | people from important families |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders |
| classes | groups of people treated with different amounts respect in their society |
| emperor | ruler of an empire |
