| A | B |
| migration | movement |
| glacier | huge sheet of ice |
| band | small group of people who work together |
| culture | way of life |
| theory | explanation |
| nomads | hunters who have no settled home |
| archaeologist | study cultures of people from long ago |
| origin story | story about people's beliefs |
| evidence | proof |
| artifacts | objects that pepole left behind |
| techonology | use of scientific knowledge or tools to make or do something |
| extinct | dying out |
| agriculture | farming |
| maize | corn |
| religion | beliefs about God or gods |
| tribe | group of people with shared culture and land |
| surplus | more than was needed |
| specialize | work on one job only |
| civilization | culture that has religion, government and learning |
| temples | places of worship |
| pyramid | building with three or more sides |
| earthworks | huge mounds of earth |
| cultural diffusion | exchange of ideas between cultures |
| pueblo | Spanish for "town" |
| adobe | sandy clay made into bricks |