| A | B |
| Culture Area | a region in which people share a similar way of life |
| tribe | group of villages that share customs, language & rituals |
| igloo | houses made of snow or ice |
| kayak | small boats made of animal skins |
| Potlatch | ceremony to show off their wealth (NW coast people) |
| kiva | underground chamber where Pueblo men held religious ceremonies |
| hogan | houses made of mud (Navajos) |
| travois | sled pulled by dogs (Plains) |
| tepee | cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hides(Plains) |
| longhouse | housed mad out of wood poles and bark(Eastern Woodlands) |
| clan | group of 2 or more related families |
| Sachem | tribal leaders (League of Iroquois) |
| Inuits | Arctic; hunted sea animals & fished |
| Pueblo | SW; farmed corn, beans 7 squash |
| Kachina | masked dancer that represent the spirits |
| Apache | Southwest; hunters |
| Navajo | SW; hunters & farmed |
| Natchez | Southeast(hunted fished farm) |
| Iroquois | Eastern Woodlands; women farmed & were leaders while men hunted small game |
| League of Iroquois | an alliance formed by the 5 nations to end constant fighting |