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 |