| A | B |
|---|
| Adena | one of the first group of mound builders |
| burial mound | hill of dirt built over the graves of people |
| Iroquois | became famous for living in long houses |
| temple mound | hill of dirt used for religious and ceremonial purposes |
| Hopewell | lived in houses like wigwams |
| etching | an imprinted drawing or design |
| Mississippian | built temple mounds |
| tundra | cold,treeless land of low-lying vegetation |
| Cahokia | the largest temple mound site |
| tributary | smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river |
| alliance | an agreement |
| adobe | made from sun dried brick |
| mercenary | a hired soldier |
| long house | rectangular building made of logs covered by bark |
| chinampas | floating island |
| pit house | shelter made by digging in the ground and covering it with a framework of logs |
| theocracy | govt in which leaders are believed to represent the will of the gods |
| arid | dry |
| aqueduct | a structure that carries flowing waters |
| pueblo | a structure made of adobe bricks |
| quipu | ropes of various lengths and colors of cords |
| archipelago | groups of islands |
| biome | a place that has a distinctiveclimate and specific types of birds and animals |
| scrubland | area of low growing vegetation |
| wetland | area of very moist soil |
