| A | B |
| ancient history | the study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations |
| archeologist | an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind |
| historian | an expert who studies and records the past |
| geographer | an expert who studies and create maps of the Earth's natural and human-made features |
| artifact | an object made or used by peole in the past |
| prehistoric | before written history |
| ritual | relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony |
| culture | the way of life belonging to a group of people |
| customs | social habits or ways of living in a group |
| society | group of people bound together |