| A | B |
|---|
| Prehistory | the time before people kept written records |
| Paleolothic Age | Old Stone Age |
| Neolisthic Age | New Stone Age |
| Artifacts | objects made by people |
| fossils | traces of ancient animal and plant life preserved in stone |
| nomads | people who wander from place to place |
| rituals | ceremonies |
| glaciers | huge sheets of ice |
| Domestication | taming of wild animals |
| Division of Labor | people specialized in a special trade |
| artisans | people with skills is specific trades |
| barter | exchanging good for good |
| excavated | dug up |
| technology | new methods and tools to meet peoples needs |
| Bronze Age | a period of time when bronze replaced the use of copper |
| civilization | an advanced level of culture |
| theocracies | a form of government in which the ruler is seen as a god |
| city-states | independent, self-governing community |
| empire | a state in which one ruler controls several territories |
| Torah | the first 5 books of the bible |
| prophets | messengers of God |
| Polis | city-state |
| Sophists | traveling teachers |
| Stoa | open porch |
| Moneychangers | people who exchange money from one region to a different type of money |
| Inquisition | A Church court that searched for suspected heretics and put them on trial |
| laymen | people outside the clergy |
