| A | B |
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| History | Written and other recorded events of people |
| Prehistory | Time before writing was invented |
| Archaeologist | A scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past |
| Oral Traditions | Stories passed down by word of mouth |
| Geography | The study of earth's surface and teh process that shape it |
| Hominid | A modern human or a member of an earlier group that may have included ancestors or relatives of modern humans |
| Stone Age | A period of time during which hominids made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone, the earliest known period of prehistoric culture |
| Nomad | A person who has no settled home |
| Domesticate | To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals and to breed them for human use |
| Irrigation | supplying land with water through a network of canals |
| Surplus | More than is needed |
| Artisan | A worker who is especially skilled at crafting items by hand |
| Civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes |
| Social Class | A group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living |
