| A | B |
|---|
| lodge | a circular house of the Plains Indians |
| sod | earth cut into blocks or mats, held together by grass and its roots |
| tepee | a cone-shaped tent made from wooden poles and buffalo skins |
| travois | a device made of 2 poles fastened to a dog's harness, used to carry possessions |
| palisade | a wall made of sharpened tree trunks to protect a village from enemies or wild animals |
| slash-and-burn | a method of clearing land for farming that includes cutting and burning trees |
| wigwam | a round, bark-covered Native American shelter |
| wampum | beads made from cut and polished seashells and used to keep records, send messages to other tribes, barter for goods, or give as gifts |
| longhouse | a long wooden building in which several related Ironquois families lived together |
| confederation | a loosely united group of governments working together |
| council | a group that makes laws |
