| A | B |
|---|
| Prehistory | Before written records |
| Archaeology | study of past people and cultures through their artifacts |
| artifacts | objects made by humans |
| Radio carbon dating | Using carbon 14 to determine the age of an artifact |
| culture | the way of life of society, give an example |
| technology | skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs and wants |
| Paleolithic Period | Old Stone Age 10,000 BC until the end of prehistory |
| Neolithic Period | New Stone Age: used tools & technology |
| nomads | people who move from place to place |
| Neolithic Revolution | transition from nomadic life to settle farming |
| domestication | raise animals in a controlled manner |
| Catalhuyuk, Aleepo Jericho | Neolithic Archaelogy digs |
| civilization | highly organized society |
| settled agriculture | farming, led to permanent settlements/civilization |
| hunter-gatherer | people who migrate in search of food |
| migrate | to move from place to place |
| Anatolia | Asia Minor, today Turkey where Catalhuyuk was located |
| technology | anything that makes life easier |
| specialization | development of occupations |
| Cradle of Civilization | what the early river valleys were called |
