| A | B |
| potlatch | A ceremonial feast used to display rank and prosperity in some Northwest Coast tribes of Native Americans |
| Anasazi | An early Native American people who lived in the American Southwest |
| pueblos | Villages of large apartment-like buildings made of clay and stone, built by the Anasazi and later peoples of the American Southwest |
| Mississippian | Relating to a Mound Builder culture that flourished in North America between A.D. 800 and 1500 |
| Iroquois | A group of Native American peoples who spoke related languages, lived in the eastern Great Lakes region of North America, and formed and alliance in the late 1500s |
| totems | Animals or other natural objects that serve as symbols of the unity of clans or other groups of people |
| Hohokam | Influenced by Anasazi |
| Pueblo Bonito | The largest Anasazi pueblo built in A.D. 900 |
| Mound Builders | Included the Adena and the Hopewell cultures |
| Iroquois Women | Holders of political power |