| A | B |
| Used to make breechcloths | Deerskins |
| The earliest period of pre-history | Paleo |
| Chief crop of Native Americans | Corn |
| Cultivation of plants and trees | Horticulture |
| A group sharing a common ancestry and/or language | Tribe |
| A reptile special to Native Americans | Rattlesnake |
| Used during Archaic period to cook and store food | Pottery |
| Anything made by human work or act | Artifact |
| The behavior patterns, arts, beliefs and social institutions of a group of people | Culture |
| The tip of a spear or arrow | Projectile Point |
| Cleansing the inside and outside of the body | Purification |
| Plant used in ceremonies | Tobacco |
| Scientist who studies how human culture began and developed | Anthropologist |
| A ritual or special custom | Ceremony |
| Used for burial and as site of temples | Mounds |
| Element used to help date artifacts | Carbon |
| Method of passing along history before written language was used | Oral tradition |
| A person who digs up and examines the remains of an ancient culture to find out more about them | Archaeologist |
| Important food of late Archaic period | Shellfish |
| The remains of a plant or animal hardened and preserved in the earth or rocks | Fossil |