| A | B |
| Paleolithic Period | Used rough or crude tools, Old Stone Age |
| Neolithic Period | Used smooth or polished stones; New Stone age, agriculture developed |
| Hominids | humans and other creatures that walk upright |
| Archaeologists | scientists who study bones and other objects |
| Radio-Carbon Dating | Process by which artifacts are dated |
| Fossils | remains of plant or animals of a past age preserved in the earth's crust |
| Homo Sapiens | The species named for modern/thinking man |
| Ice Ages | Period of time that earth cooled and formed glaciers |
| Domestication | Taming of animals for human use |
| Neanderthal | Prehistoric man caveman appearance powerfully built/religious beliefs |
| Lascaux Caves | Located in France more than 600 painted animals and symbols |
| Technology | ways people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs |
| Clans | group of people descended from a common ancestor |
| Nomads | person with no permanent home, travels from place to place in search of food and water |