| A | B |
|---|
| archaeologist | scientists who study artifacts |
| artifact | objects made by people of long ago |
| causeway | roadways raised above the water |
| desert | dry place with little rainfall and few plants |
| empire | an area in which a people spreads its rule over other lands and people |
| environment | the land, air, water, plants, and animals that affect the way we live |
| long house | houses built by the Iroquois that housed eight to ten families |
| mammoth | a large hairy elephant like animal |
| migration | movement from one place to another |
| prehistoric | before written accounts of the past |
| slash and burn | a way to clear land for farming in which cuts were made in tree trunks and later set on fire |
| strait | a narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water |
| tax | money paid to the government |
| tepee | type of home similar to a tent in the shape of a cone |
| terrace | rows of flat areas |
| totem | symbol used to represent a family |
| wigwam | small single family home built by the Eastern Woodland Indians |
