A society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and centers of learning.

A time period when vast glaciers reshaped the land and caused changes in climate.

The remains of living things that have been preserved by being changed into minerals over time.

Movement of people from one place to another.

The STUDY of the past based on what people left behind.

Humans and their early ancestors.

Early phase of the stone age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements (tools) were used.

No longer living.

A record made by people who saw or took part in an event.

A person without a permanent home.

"Common Era" and refers to the same years as A.D.

A record of events in the order in which they happened.

Later part of the Stone Age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements.

A person who is descended from a certain ancestor.

A record of an event made by someone who was NOT there at the time.

"Before the Common Era" and refers to the same years as B.C.

The raising of domesticated plants and animals; farming.

The point in which a very significant change occurs.

Accounts told by people who did not have a written language or who did not write down what happened.

A unique way of life that sets a group of people apart from others.

To tame plants or animals for human use.