Chapter 1 & 3 Vocabulary

4. An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
5. An object made or used by people in the past
7. To provide the means or ability to do something
10. All of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
11. An expert who studies the past by examining objects
12. Age The later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
14. Something that can be used to fulfill a need
17. Crescent An arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
18. To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
19. The characteristics of an object’s surface that can be identified by feeling or viewing it
20. Hoyuk A Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey
23. For a limited time
24. Having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles
26. Relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

1. An important part or characteristic of something
2. The business of buying and selling or exchanging items
3. Having the shape of a rectangle
6. Before written history
8. The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
9. A written work that contains important information
13. An expert who studies and records the past
15. Someone who searches for information on a particular subject
16. Age The first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
21. One who moves from place to place with no permanent home
22. Very important
25. Working well; producing very little waste