| A | B |
|---|
| adobe | building material made of earth and straw |
| Agricultural Revolution | a time period when nomadic hunters and gathers learned to grown food |
| aqueducts | channels or pipes for flowing water |
| archaeologist | scientist who searches for and studies the remains of people from the past |
| artifact | an object made by humans that represents a culture or way of life |
| beliefs | this element of culture includes religion that people develop |
| civilization | highly developed culture, with organized religion and laws |
| Cliff Dwellers | Native Americans who built houses on the walls of canyons and under the overhangs of caves in the Southwest |
| culture | a way of life |
| different environments | the reason Native Americans developed different cultures, or ways of life |
| environment | natural surroundings and resources |
| geography | the study of the earth, including its land, water, plant, and animal life |
| hieroglyphics | a system of writing using symbols or pictures |
| hunters and gathers | early peoples who searched for and hunted food |
| The Iroquois League | a union of five Northeast Woodlands tribes, first representative government in North America |
| irrigation | a method of bringing wather to dry lands of the Southwest |
| language | an important element of culture, oral communication |
| maize | the first crop grown by Native Americans in Mexico |
| Mound Builders | ancient cutlrue in the midwest and Southeast who took their name from monuments of earth and dirt that they built |
| pottery | an example of an artifact, telling how people lived and worked |
| pueblos | homes built of stone, timber, and adobe |
| social interaction | cultures from religious groups to meet this human need |
| specialized worker | one who does only one kind of work |
| terraces | leveled off strips of land build by the Maya and other civilizations so they could farm hillsides |
| totem poles | wooden posts with carvings of faces, told history of tribes of the Northwest |
