| A | B |
|---|
| diversity | great differences among people |
| cultural region | when people share some ways of life becausethey live in the same area |
| dugouts | boats made from large, hollowed out logs |
| pit house | a house that had some rooms in a hole that was dug underneath it |
| clan | a group of families that are related to each other |
| barter | exchage goods |
| potlatches | special gatherings with feasting and dancing |
| totem pole | a wooden post with carvings that show family history and importance |
| arid | very dry climate |
| Kachinas | spirits that were important to the Hopis. The Hopis believe they visit the Earth once a year and enter peoples' bodies |
| ceremonies | special services |
| hogan | a cone-shaped house built by covering a log frame with mud or grass |
| shaman | religious leader and healer |
| legends | stories handed down over time that explain the past |
| Iroquois League | a group formed to work together because the Iroquois tribes were tired of fighting |
| confederation | loose group of governments |
| council | a group that makes laws |
| longhouse | a long wooden building in which serveral Iroquois families lived |
| city-state | a city that has its own ruler and government within the Mayan civilization |
| classes | groups of people are treated with different amounts of respect in a society |
| nobels | people from important families in Mayan civilization |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders |
| empire | a conqured land of many people and places that is governed by one ruler |
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| tribute | payment a ruler demands from his or her people |
