| A | B |
| Clovis Culture | superbly crafted fluted projectiles |
| Folsom Culture | fluted spear/hunted big game |
| Plano or Plainview Culture | First to use grinding stones for food |
| Northwest Coast Indians | Developed a societal caste system |
| Adena Culture | Built spectacular burial mounds |
| Hohokam Culture | First to grow cotton in the southwest |
| Mogollan Culture | Famous for black on white pottery |
| Anasazi Culture | Known for extraordinary basketwork |
| Hopewell Culture | Known for metalwork, esp. copper |
| Mississippi Culture | Large scale farmers |