| A | B |
| australopithecine (aw STRAY loh PIH thuh SYNS) | southern apes, walked upright, from Africa, used simple tools |
| Homo sapiens sapiens | means wise, wise human being, modern humans |
| Home erectus | first to leave Africa, used fire, means upright human being |
| Homo sapiens | means wise human being split into two groups Neanderthals and homo sapiens sapiens |
| Neanderthal | from Germany, first to bury their dead |
| Bronze Age | heated metal to form tools; first they used copper, then bronze |
| Neolithic Revolution | means new stone age, they kept animals, grew crops, had villages, and men were greater than women |
| ice age | all learned to adapt, lived in caves, art is huge, NOTE: ice did not cover the whole world |
| Paleolithic Age | means old stone age, used simple tools, nomadic people, used fire, women and men were equal |
| prehistory | before writing |
| monarch | king or queen |
| artisan | skilled worker |
| fossil | remains of living things |
| culture | way of life |
| domestication | adaptation for human use |
| hominid | walked upright |
| systematic agriculture | farming and keeping animals |
| archaeology | study of past societies through studying what people left behind |
| anthropology | study of human life and culture |
| nomadic | moved from place to place in search of food |
| civilization | needs 6 characteristics 1)live in cities 2) government 3) religion 4) social structure 5) writing 6) artistic ability |
| artifact | tools, pottery, paintings, weapons, buildings, household items, all man made |