| A | B |
| nomadic | having no fixed home, moving from place to place according to seasons and availability of food and water |
| kinship | ties between members of a family |
| division of labor | the assignment of different tasks and responsibilities to different groups or individuals |
| plantation | a large farm on which the labor of slaves is used to grow a single crop such as sugar cane |
| savanna | a dry grassland dotted with trees and bushes found in sub-Saharan Africa and other tropical and sub-tropical regions |
| Islam | religion founded in Arabia by Muhammed; its believers are called Muslims |
| Renaissance | period of European history from 1400 to1600 in which renewed interest in classical culture lead to changes in art, learning, and views of the world |
| Hierarchy | a social ordering by rank or class |
| Nuclear family | a household made up of a mother, father,and their children |
| Crusades | Christian military expeditions to the Middle East between 1096 and 1270 intended to drive the Muslims from the Holyland |
| Reformation | Religious movement in 16th century Europe, desire to reform the Roman Catholic Church, eastablishment of the Protestant churches |
| colonization | establishment of outlying settlements by a parent country |
| Columbian Exchange | transfer of plants, animals, diseases between the Weatern and Eastern Hemispheres |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | 1494 treaty in which Spain and Portugal agreed to divide the lands of the Western Hemisphere between them |