| A | B |
| extended family | parents, children aunts,grandparents, etc. |
| clans | small groups of families who live together |
| nomad | person who moves from place to place |
| tribe | larger group of people held together by family ties, geography, and customs |
| community | group of people who share similar interests and live, work, and play together |
| civilization | large society with a written language, laws, and some form of government |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people |
| environment | a place where creatures live |
| climate | weather patterns over time in a region |
| irrigation | supplying fields with water |
| religion | set of beliefs in a higher power |
| excavate | to dig up |
| artifacts | objects, made by people, remaining from a culture |
| pictographs | pictures drawn on cave or tock walls |
| heiroglyphics | written language where pictures represent sounds of a language |
| traditions | customs done year after year |
| technology | use of inventions and science in the production of goods |
| nuclear family | parents and children |