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A method of time keeping that could be based on the day, the solar year, or lunar year.

Used to measure events in the Julian and Gregorian calendars before the birth of Christ.

Latin “in the year of the Lord” to signal the start of the dating system based on the birth of Jesus Christ.

Calendar denotation that means the same as B.C. but removes the religious connotation referring to Christ.

An equivalent to A.D. that is from a non-Christian perspective.

The most widely used civil calendar today, which was a refinement of the Julian calendar.

Man-made objects, such as tools, jewelry, or weapons, used by people in the past.

A firsthand account or original object from a specific time in history, such as a diary.

Information about the past written or created later by someone who didn’t experience it firsthand, such as a history textbook.

The process of digging in the ground to find artifacts and fossils.

The order in which events happened, from earliest to latest.

The average weather in a region over a long period of time.

Reasons why people leave one place, such as drought or war.

Reasons why people move to another place, such as better jobs or safety.

When groups of people move from one place to another to live.

Having one spouse or partner at a time.

Moving from place to place on a regular basis, usually to follow food sources.

Having more than one spouse or partner at the same time.

The “Old Stone Age” which was marked by hunting, fishing, and foraging as the primary way of obtaining food.

The “New Stone Age” marked by more advanced tools and the establishment of agricultural societies.

Highly developed societies that developed along major river systems like the Nile and the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers.

The branch of geography that deals with landforms, bodies of water, weather, and climate.

Early societies in which the main economic activities were based on farming and the domestication of animals.

The process in ancient cultures in which individuals focused on specific jobs, roles, or tasks.