| A | B |
| metallurgy | a science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metals |
| emergence | the process of coming into being |
| agriculture | the cultivation of animals and plants for food |
| population growth | a change in the numbers of individuals over time |
| settlement | a community where people live |
| anthropology | the study of humans behave |
| archaeologist | the study of human life in the past |
| prehistory | the time before written records |
| fossil | hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago |
| geologist | scientists who study the physical materials of Earth itself, such as soil or rock |
| artifact | objects made and used by humans |
| hunter-gatherer | those who lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants |
| technology | tools and skills people use to meet their needs and wants |
| culture | includes the many different elements that make up the way of life of a people |
| nomads | people who move from place to place with the seasons |
| populate | to become inhabitants of |
| migration | when people leave their homeland to live somewhere else |
| environment | surroundings |
| adapt | change their way of life to suit their new environment |
| clans | groups of families with a common ancestor |
| Old Stone Age | Paleolithic Age |
| Homo sapiens | wise man, modern man |
| Neanderthals | appeared ab out 200,000 thousand years ago in Europe and Asia |