| A | B |
|---|
| the first period of prehistoric humans (2,000,000 yrs-3,000 BCE) | stone age |
| first period of the stone age called the "Old Stone Age" (2,000,000 yrs.-8,000 BCE) | paleolithic age |
| the later part of the Stone Age, called the "New Stone Age" (8,000-3,000 BCE) | neolithic age |
| people who obtain their food by hunting wild animals and gathering nuts, berries and plants | hunters and gatherers |
| the business of farming | agriculture |
| to train a wild animal to be useful to humans | domesticate |
| the business of buying and selling or exchanging items | trade |
| residing in one space and residing off of the resources around you | permanent shelter |
| a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people | culture |
| a culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and social structure | civilization |
| a means of supplying land with water | irrigation |
| the way a society or civilization is organized | social structure |
| the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes | technology |
| the people or groups that rule a particular region | government |
| importance | status |
| an accomplishment | achievement |
| writing that uses wedge-shaped characters | cuneiform |
| the art of designing buildings | architecture |
| before written history | prehistoric |
| an object made or used by people in the past | artifact |
| a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks | levee |
| an agreement between nations to work together for common interests | alliance |
| an official count of the population or number of people living in an area | census |
| a severe shortage of food | famine |
| that which tends to prove or disprove something | evidence |
| able or likely to last | stable |
| a distinguishing feature or quality | characteristic |
| a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, especially water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc. | reservoir |
| to keep or put in force; compel obedience to | enforce |
| the order in which events occur | chronological order |
| to identify what two or more things have in common | compare |
| something that has been given or shared | contribution |
| influence, effect | impact |
| to grow or develop vigorously | thrive |
