History of the Americas
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| 292244475 | Kennewick Man | 9000 year old skeleton found in America | |
| 292244476 | adobe | mixture of clay and straw | |
| 292244477 | pithouses | formed by digging shallow holes in the ground and building walls and roofs | |
| 292244478 | Hokoham | lived in Desert West of America from 300BC to AD 1500 | |
| 292244479 | kivas | underground rooms used a smeeting places or for religious ceremonies | |
| 292244480 | cliff dwellings | offered protection from attack due to limited accessibility | |
| 292244481 | pueblo | an above ground structure with many rooms | |
| 292244482 | Anasazi | lived in Desert West and developed the pueblo | |
| 292244483 | Hopewell | mound builders 200BC to AD500 ; lived in the eastern woodlands of North America | |
| 292244484 | Mississippian | mound builders who built some of the earliest cities in North America | |
| 292244485 | Cahokian | planned the largest city of the Mississippians | |
| 292244486 | Inuit | lived in Arctic regions of North America | |
| 292244487 | igloo | houses made from ice blocks | |
| 292244488 | Iroquois | lived in dwellings called longhouses | |
| 292244489 | maize | another word for corn; first domesticated crop in America | |
| 292244490 | Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga and Seneca | 5 different nations that made up the Iroquois | |
| 292244491 | Iroquois League | an alliance of 5 (later 6) Native American tribes formed in 1500s for defense and self-governance | |
| 292244492 | Plain Indians | developed a form of sign language to communicate more easily | |
| 292244493 | Mesoamerica | region that includes southern Mexico and northern Central America; site of the first farming settlement in America | |
| 292244494 | elite | high-ranking members | |
| 292244495 | Olmec | lived in Gulf coast of southern Mexico 1200BC to AD 300; built first large towns in Mesoamerica | |
| 292244496 | Zapotec | lived in southern Mexico 1500BC to AD 750; built the first true city in Mesoamerica and capital: Monte Alban | |
| 292244497 | Toltec | lived in the highlands of Central Mexcio AD 900-1200; established the capital at Tula | |
| 292244498 | slash-and-burn agriculture | a farming method in which fields are cleared for farming by cutting down and burning trees | |
| 292244499 | Classic Age | period of Maya history in which Mayans built most of their cities AD 250-900 | |
| 292244500 | glyphs | symbols that represented both objects and sounds | |
| 292244501 | stelae | large stone monuments | |
| 292244502 | codex | books made by Mayans out of the inner bark of wild fig trees | |
| 292244503 | Maya civilization | at its height , consisted of 10m people spread among 40 cities | |
| 292244504 | alliance | partnership | |
| 292244505 | tribute | type of tax | |
| 292244506 | Tenochtitlan | city in Mexico found by Aztecs | |
| 292244507 | chinampas | floating gardens built by Aztecs | |
| 292244508 | Tlatelolco | biggest Aztec marketplace that attracted more than 60,000 people a day | |
| 292244509 | Andes | 2nd highest mountain range in world; runs almost length of S. America | |
| 292244510 | Chavin | lived in highlands of Peru 900-200BC | |
| 292244511 | Moche | lived in the coastal desert of Peru; best known for their skilled metalwork in gold and silver and their pottery | |
| 292244512 | Nazea | 200BC -AD 600 ; lived in S. America; best known for the huge designs they made on desert floor | |
| 292244513 | Cuzco | capital of Inca empire | |
| 292244514 | Pachacuti | leader of Inca empire who used political alliances and military force to gain control of huge territories | |
| 292244515 | mita | labor tax Incas required to pay | |
| 292244516 | quipu | set of colored and knotted cords that kept track of movement of goods through Inca empire | |
| 292244517 | census | population | |
| 292244518 | Quipu keepers | officials who distributed tribute goods in Inca empire | |
| 292244519 | ayllu | cooperative community in which each Inca family was grouped with others | |
| 310077704 | Captial of Inca Empire | Cuzco | |
| 310492190 | capital of Aztecs | Tenochtitlan | |
| 310492191 | The first true city in Mesoamerica | Monte Alban | |
| 310492192 | Hohokam dwellings | pithouses |
