| A | B |
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| history | record of past events; what happened to people in the past |
| slavery | owning of human beings w the belief they are property |
| revolution | A complete change especially in a way of life or a govt |
| industry | business and manufacturing |
| agriculture | use of land for growing crops, raising animals; farming |
| imperialism | practice of conquering other lands; forming colonies; controlling govt./wealth of weaker lands |
| culture | the way of life (religion, ideas, arts, tools) of a people in time |
| historian | someone who writes about the past; an expert in history |
| border | the dividing line between two countries |
| primary source | a first-hand account of a historical event |
| civilization | a group of people who have cities & govt. |
| archaeologist | scientist who studies past cultures; they dig up & examine the remains of ancient towns & cities |
| artifact | a handmade object such as a tool or weapon |
| B.C. (Before Christ) | dating from the time before Jesus Christ was born |
| A.D. (Anno Domini) | dating from the time Jesus Christ was born |
| prehistory | the period of history before writing |
| hominid | human or human-like creatures |
| neanderthals | used tools & buried their dead |
| Who is "Lucy"? | hominid skeleton that scientists believe walked upright |
| Why do scientists think Lucy is related to modern humans? | she walked upright |
| civilization | complex culture of surplus food, large towns, specialized jobs |
| neolithic agricultural revolution | longprocess of change from food gathering to food producing |
| What things led to the establishment of settled farming communities | ability to grow food, domestication of animals, new tool of stone and wood |
| Needs of prehistoric people before they could settle in colder lands | fire and clothing |
| cultural diffusion | traders transported goods to sell and spread ideas to other areas b/c of the division of labor |
| early people's migration routes | Africa to Asia to Europe |
| Why did early civilizations develop around river valleys? | good soil, water supply, could transport goods, food supply |
| 4 main river valleys of early civilization | Nile, Tigris & Euphrates, Indus & Huang |
