An entire way of life developed by people
culture
A raised road made of packed earth
causeway
Alliance of Iroquois nations
Iroquois league
As stated by
according to
A thick sheet of ice
glacier
A community of people that share the same customs
tribe
A group of two or more related families
clan
a wide shelf of land cut into a hillside
terrace
A ceremonial dinner held by some American Indians to show off their riches
potlatch
A village or town of the Anasazi or other American Indian groups in the south west
pueblo
The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
diffusion
to keep together
sun-dried brick
adobe
Composed of two or more parts
A political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land.
city-state
excess
urplus
A place or a region newly settled
settlement
A distinguishing trait, qualit, or property
characteristic
A device made by the Maya to keep records
quipu
A region in which people share a similar way of life
culture region
A society or people sharing a language, territory or economy that has certain basic features
civilization