| A | B |
|---|
| Prehistory | Period before history was written down |
| Archaeology | Study of past societies through the analysis of what people have left behind |
| Artifacts | Tools, pottery, weapons, paintings |
| Anthropology | Study of fossils |
| Fossils | Remains of human beings |
| Radiocarbon Dating | Looking at the carbon levels in artifacts |
| Thermolumiescence | Light given off by the electrons of artifacts |
| Australopithecine | Southern Ape |
| Homo Erectus | First to use fire |
| Neanderthals | First people to bury their dead |
| Paleolithic Age | Old Stone Age |
| Nomads | Moving from place to place following animals |
| Paleolithic Age | Last time men and women were totally equal |
| Paleolithic Age | When human history begins |
| Mary and Louis Leakey | First discovered humans in Africa in the 1950s |
| Donald Johanson | Discovered 'Lucy' in Africa in 1974 |
| Ice Age | Humans survived this because of the use of fire |
| Neolithic Age | New Stone Age |
| Systematic Agricultural | Keeping of animals and growing of food on a regular basis |
| Catal Huyuk and Jericho | First two communities |
| Artisans | Skilled workers |
| Empire | Group of people and states controlled by one person |
| Copper | First metal used to make weapons |
| Characteristics of a Civilization | Cities, Organized Government, Writing, Public Works, Complex Religions, Job Specialization, Social Class, Art and Architecture |
| Neolithic Age | Men become more dominant over women |
