| A | B |
| archaeology | the study of the way man lived in the past |
| artifacts | objects that humans have made, such as tools and jewelry |
| clans | small groups of families |
| Hiawatha | a Mohawk who helped bring peace to the Iroquois groups |
| League of Nations | group formed from the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk tribes. Members promised not to fight and to aid and protect each other |
| Legends | stories that are handed down from parent to child over many years |
| Reservations | land set aside by the US government for Indian tribes |
| Sachem | leader of an Algonquian tribe |
| Three Sisters | the main crops of the Iroquios. They were corn, beans, and squash |
| Wampum belt | belts made of small shells that were used to record treaties |