| A | B |
|---|
| diversity | differences, such as those among different peoples |
| cultural region | an area where peoples share some ways of life |
| dugout | a boat made from a hollowed-outlog |
| pit house | a house built partly over a hole dug in the earth in the earth so that some of its rooms are under the ground |
| clan | a group of families that are related to one another |
| barter | to trade with people by exchanging goods |
| potlatch | a type of American Indian feast at which the hosts give away valuable gifts |
| totem pole | a wooden pole that is carved with shapes of people and animals |
| arid | very dry |
| kachina | one of the spirits that are important in the religion of the Hopis and other Pueblo peoples |
| ceremony | a service or ritual performed for a special purpose, such as for a religion |
| hogan | a cone-shaped house built by covering a log frame with mud of grass |
| shaman | a religious leader and healer |
| legend | a story handed down over time, often to explain the past |
| Iroquois League | a group of Iroquois tribes that decided to work together peacefully |
| confederation | a loosely united group of governments |
| council | a group that makes laws |
| longhouse | a long wooden house in which several Indian families lived together |
| city-state | a city that has its own ruler and government |
| class | a group of people treated with more or less respect, depending on the group's place in society |
| noble | a person from an upper class family |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders |
| empire | a government in which one ruler governs many lands and peoples |
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| tribute | payments that a ruler demands from his or her people |
