| A | B |
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| legends | stories handed down over time, to explain the past |
| Iroquois League | a group of Iroquois tribes that worked together for peace |
| council | a group that makes laws |
| confederation | loose group of governments |
| longhouse | a long wooden building in which several Iroquois families lived together |
| city-state | a city that has its own ruler and government |
| class | a group of people treated with the amount of respect that is given to the group's place in society |
| noble | a person from an important family |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders |
| empire | a conquered land of many people and places governed by one ruler |
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| tribute | payments a ruler demands from his or her people |
