| A | B |
|---|
| migrate | to move |
| band | a small family group that lived and hunted together |
| extinct | having died out |
| artifact | any object made by people in the past that still exists today |
| archaeologist | a scientist who studies artifacts to learn how people lived in the past |
| midden | a trash pile |
| division of labor | dividing jobs among people |
| specialize | to learn how to work at one job very well |
| trade | the exchanging, or buying and selling, of goods |
| barter | to trade one kind of good for another without using money |
| network | a system |
| temple | a religious building |
| culture | a way of life |
| tribe | a Native American group that has the same leaders or culture |
| tribute | a payment made for protection |
| cultural region | an area in which people share some ways of life, such as a similar language |
| ceremony | a series of actions performed during a special event |
| plaza | a public square |
| effect | an event or action that makes something else happen |
| cause | something that happens because of another event or action |
| government | A system for deciding what is best for a group of people. It protects the group members and settles disagreements among them. The main job of a government is to make and carry out laws. |
| tradition | an idea or a way of doing something that has been handed down from the past |
| cacique | a chief |
| scarce | limited |
| shaman | a religious leader |
