Prehistory

The way of life of a people.

Skilled workers who create goods and objects for trade.

Keeping animals and growing food on a regular basis.

Humans and other human-like creatures who walk upright.

Government controlled by priests and religion.

The study of past societies through the objects they left behind.

The time before written records.

"Wise, wise humans." Modern human beings.

The development of farming and agriculture between 8,000 BCE and 6,000 BCE.

“Wedge-shaped.” Writing system of the Sumerians.

Belief in many gods.

A state with political economic control over the surrounding countryside.

A large stepped tower that had a temple to the chief god and was the center of a Sumerian city.

A complex culture that features cities, government, religion, art, writing, & social structure.

The study of human life and culture based on artifacts and human remains.

"Old Stone Age." Time before farming, from about 2,500,000 BCE to about 10,000 BCE.