| A | B |
| clan mother | the head of a clan |
| confederacy | a group of people who join together to help one another |
| artifact | an object made by people in the past |
| land bridge | a wide strip of land that connected Asia and Alaska |
| prehistory | the period of time before written records |
| cause | an event that makes something else happen |
| sachem | members of the Grand council |
| longhouse | a wooden building that housed many families |
| effect | what happens as a result of something else |
| Iroquois Confederacy | the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and the Seneca formed a union together |
| council | a group of people who meet to talk about and solve problems |
| wampum | a string of small, polished beads |