| A | B |
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| Tool | Any hand held object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task is |
| Prehistory | The time before there was writing |
| Agriculture | Farming and raising animals |
| Society | A community of people who share a common culture is identified as |
| Hunter – gatherers | People who hunt animals and gather wild plants |
| Ancestor | A relative who lived in the past |
| Domestication | The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans |
| Migrate | Moving to a new place |
| Ice age | A time when long periods of freezing weather occurred |
| Site of an ancient battle | Type of place an archeologist might explore |
| Hominid | Tool man |
| Primary Source | First hand account of information; obtained directly |
| Secondary Source | Information obtained indirectly |
| Letters and journals | Examples of primary sources |
| Biographies and articles | Examples of secondary sources |
| Shaped stones | Example of "Stone Age" technology |
| Hunting | Primary use for shaped stones during the "Stone Age" |
| Art | Important during pre-history, since there were no written records |
| region | an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas |
| artifact | objects created by and used by humans |
| archaeology | study of the past based on what people left behind |
| history | study of the past |
| geography | study of the earth's physical and cultural features |
| resource | materials found in the earth that people need and value |
| ancestor | a relative who lived in the past |
| domestication | process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful |
