| A | B |
| Neolithic Revolution | circa 10,000 BC - 2500 BC ?. People start settling down ? the end of nomadic lifestyle |
| Nile River | "source of life" in NorthEast Africa |
| nomadic | someone who wanders around the desert |
| nuclear family | social structure: mom, dad & kids |
| Olmecs | 1st native civilization in Americas |
| Panama Canal | a strategic chokepoint in Latin America/North America |
| patriarchal | when the father makes the rules |
| patrilineal | to descend, come from the father's side of the family |
| per capita income | how much the average person makes in a year |
| pharoah | the TITLE of the Egyptian ruler |
| Pizarro | conquered the Incas |
| plantation | large piece of land worked by peasants |