Before Common Era

In the Year of our Lord

Approximately

a period of ten years

a period of 100 years

a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.

a diagram that shows when events took place during a given period of time

a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern

A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

non-religious, related to concerns of the world

revision of the Julian calendar by Pope Gregory XIII; currently used in most of the world

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

wandering, moving about from place to place

the period of time before written records

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

The historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances. It was followed in some places by the Bronze Age

to adjust or change to suit conditions

A permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants.

a place that provides protection from weather, such as a house

to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control

farming

The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

the development of skills in a specific kind of work

A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants

n.) an exchange in trade; (v.) to exchange goods

depending on each other

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

very old

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

a pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society

not easily changed

Knowledge that people use to make a way of life in their surroundings

Centers of early civilization because they contained rich soils from annual floods.

A way of supplying water to an area of land