vocab list #1

2. the later part of the Stone Age where polished stone weapons reigned
4. the time before history was written in records
7. someone who doesn't live in one place, and moves homes often to where there is fresh pasture for their livestock
10. an item that is usually of cultural or historical interest, that is made by a human being
11. from ancient Mesopotamia, a rectangular tower with steps, that is surmounted by a temple sometimes
15. the transition during the neolithic period of many human cultures from living by hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement
17. to tame an animal and keep it as a pet, or use it for farm produce
19. characters used in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, in their ancient writing systems
20. to arrange rules or laws into a system or code

1. a region shaped like a crescent in the Middle East, that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations
3. a symbol for a word or phrase in picture form
5. a member of a community of nomadic people who survived by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild food
6. someone who works in a trade which requires skill in making things by hand
8. the species that modern humans belong to
9. a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England
12. the study of human and prehistory by excavating sites and analyzing artifacts, as well as other physical remains
13. a period in human history that is distinguished by the development of stone tools, also known as the Old Stone Age
14. the traditions, customs, etc. of a specific ethnicity, nation, people, or other social group
16. the stage of human social and cultural development that is considered most advanced
18. a person who was employed to copy out documents