| A | B |
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| archaeoligist | scientist who studies past cultures by analyizing human remains |
| artifacts | objects made or altered by humans |
| stratigraphy | the idea that artifacts found in deep layers of the earth are older than those found above them |
| radiocarbon dating | a method of dating artifacts by measuring amounts of carbon |
| Homo sapiens | thinking man |
| nomads | people who move constantly in search of food and water |
| Cro-magnon | the first truly human population |
| Paleolithic Age | Old Stone Age |
| Neolithic Age | New Stone Age |
| culture | the customs arts and religious beliefs of people |
| venus figurines | female figures carved of stone ivory and bone |
| Agricultural Revolution | The shift from food gathering to food producing |
| Fertile Crescent | The rich area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| silt | deposits of mud and sand that make the soil rich |
| city-states | independent cities with their own governments |
| ziggurats | Mesopotamian temples |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing |
| pharaoh | ancient Egyptian devine ruler |
| mumification | Egyptian process of preserving bodies for the after life |
| India | river valley civilization that developed on the Indus River |
| six features of civilization | religion, government ,society, economy,art and architecture and learning |
| Monsoons | seasonal wind bearing rains of the Himalayas |
| Harappa | early city of the Indus valley civilization |
| loess | a very rich soil found in the North China Plain |
| control of fire and use of language | Paleolithic achievements |
| agriculture and writing | Neolithic achievements |
