| A | B |
| domesticate | to train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans |
| agriculture | the planting and growing of crops |
| slash-and-burn | the cutting and buring of plants in an area to prepare it for farming |
| irrigation | the watering of crops |
| migration | the act of moving from one place to settle in another |
| technology | The ideas, tools, and skills of a human society. |
| hunter-gatherer | a member of a people subsisting in the wild on food obtained by hunting animals and gathering plants |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place rather than settling permanently |
| specialization | a skill in a particular kind of work |
| surplus | more food than one needs to survive |
| artisan | a skilled worker or a craftsperson such as a jeweler or weaver |
| social class | a group of people with similar customs, background, training and income |