| A | B |
|---|
| arcaheologist | Person who studies past ways of life |
| culture | a total way of life that people follow |
| Mound Builders(smaller tribes) | Adena, Hopewell |
| maize | A type of corn |
| Mound Builder(larger tribe) | Mississipians |
| artifact | object made by humans that represents a culture |
| cliff dwellers | Anasazi |
| pueblo | homes built of mud, brick and adobe |
| adobe | made of earth and straw |
| Bering Strait | Used by first settlers as a land bridge |
| Cahokia | Largest Mississipian Village |
| shaman | religious leader |
| totem pole | a large wooden carving |
| potlach | a feast |
| teepee | cone shaped tent |
| Iroquois League | six indian nations banded together |
| Hiawatha | Mohawk leader |
| Cascade mountains | Northwest mountains |
| Salmon | staple food of northwest indians |
| Subarctic | caribou was staple food for this region |
