World History Terms Tools 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