| A | B |
| infanticide | the killing of newborns |
| elite | group enjoying superior status |
| divine | relating to a diety |
| divination | attempt to foretell the future |
| succession | to follow in power |
| sedentary | stationary; not migratory |
| animism | belief that spirits inhabit objects |
| domesticate | to tame |
| beast of burden | an animal used for heavy work |
| forage | to search for food or provisions |
| pastoralism | social/economic system bawed on livestock |
| cultivate | to grow; to improve growth by labor |
| agrarian | pertaining to land & ownership of land |
| surplus | amount beyond one's needs |
| urbanize | pertaining to cities or towns |
| nuclear family | social unit of mom, dad, & children |
| kinship | connected by blood or marriage; family relationship |
| lineage | heritage; ancestry |
| patrilineal | determining descent through the male |
| matrilineal | determining descent through the female |