| A | B |
|---|
| prehistory | time before people developed writing |
| anthropologist | people who study history through bones |
| archaeologist | people who study history through artifacts |
| artifact | objects shaped by human hands |
| radiocarbon dating | measuring the age by amount of carbon present |
| culture | ideas, customs, skills, and art of a given people at a given time |
| technology | skills and knowledge available to people |
| nomad | a wander in search of food |
| civilization | a society marked by written language, arts, sciences, and government |
| economy | system of producing, distributing, and consuming wealth to meet people's needs |
| artisan | skilled craftworker |
| cultural diffusion | exchange of ideas, knowledge, and skills between civilizations |
| myth | traditional story that explains a natural phenomena |
| Donald C. Johanson | discovered "Lucy" |
| neanderthals | first homo sapiens |
| cromagnons | humans to make first tools |
| australopithecus | first prehuman hominids |
| homo habilis | "person with ability" |
| homo erectus | "person who walks upright" |
| homo sapiens | "person who thinks" |
