| A | B |
|---|
| culture | way of life including beliefs and customs of a group of people |
| archeaolgist | scientist who studies life and culture of ancient people |
| artifact | pieces of stone, bone, pottery, or tools left behind by an ancient people |
| anthropologist | scientist who studies human cultures including their origins, development, customs, and beliefs |
| tribe | group of people with common ancestry, language , name, and way of living |
| clan | a group of related families |
| Paleo Indians | earliest known Indian culture; 10,000 years ago |
| Archaic Indians | Indian Culture Time Period from 8,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. |
| Woodland Indians | Indian culture from 1,000 B.C. to 1,000 A.D. |
| Mississippian Indians | Indian culture period from 700 A.D. to 1600 A.D. |
| Bering Strait | Narrow body of water that separates Russia and Alaska |
| Etowah Indian Mounds | Mounds located at Cartersville; home to Etowah Indians 1000 A.D. to 1500 A.D. |
| Kolomoki Indian Mounds | Pyramid mounds in Early County |
| Ocmulgee Indian Mounds | site of Mississippi ceremonial lodge near Macon |
| Rock Eagle Mound | Effigy mound near Eatonton GA left by Woodland Indians |
| effigy | likeness of a person or animal |
| Creek | 14 tribes; one of largest in GA |
| Cherokee | Large tribe in GA; name means principal people |
| confederacy | nation |
| retaliation | act of striking back or getting even |
| bands | groups of about 25 |
| effigy | likeness of animal or person |
| nomads | people who move from place to place |
