| A | B |
|---|
| prehistory | before writing systems |
| archaeology | study of physical remains |
| artifact | object made by people |
| technology | tools and skills to meet basic needs |
| historian | studies how people lived in the past |
| geography | study of people, environments and resources |
| latitude | distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| nomad | person who moves in search of food |
| polytheistic | believing in many gods |
| silt | rich soil carried by flooding rivers |
| delta | triangular area of marshland at the mouth of some rivers |
| pharaoh | title of the rulers of ancient Egypt |
| vizier | chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt |
| mummification | practice of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| hieroglyphics | form of picture writing used by ancient Egyptians |
| monotheistic | believing in one God |
| papyrus | plant that grows along the Nile |
| ziggurat | temple used in Mesopotamia |
| cuneiform | wedge shaped writing of Sumerians |
| hierarchy | system of ranks |
| subcontinent | large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | seasonal wind |
| caste | social groups in Indian society |
| brahman | single spiritual power in all things (Aryan belief) |
| oracle bones | used to predict the future |
| loess | fine windblown yellow soil |
| ideograph | symbol representing a thought or idea |
| city state | political unit made up of a city and the surrounding lands |
| rosetta stone | ancient Egyptian stone used to decode heiroglyphics |
