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| The written and other recorded events of people |
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| The period of time before writing was invented |
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| A scientist who examines objects such as bones and tools to learn about past peoples and cultures |
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| Stories passed down by word of mouth |
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| The study of Earth's surface and the processes that shape it |
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| A period of time during which people made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest-known period of human culture |
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| A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place in search of food, water or pasture |
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| Rich in the substances plants needed in order to grow well; describes soil and land |
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| To adapt wild plants for human use; to tame wild animals and breed them for human use |
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| Lines on the global grid that RUN east to west; Also called "parallels" |
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| Lines on the global grid that RUN north and south; Also called "Meridians" |
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| The raising of crops and animals for human use (clue: Raise) |
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| Training to do a particular kind of work |
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| A culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning, and government |
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| A group, or class, that is made up of people with similar backgrounds, income and ways of living |
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