| Term | Definition |
| Homo habilis | man of skill or ability; first tool maker |
| Homo ergaster | working man; found in Africa |
| Homo erectus | upright man; found in Asia |
| Neanderthal | 1st to bury their dead; probably had contact with homo sapiens |
| Cro-Magnon | archaic homo sapiens |
| homo sapiens | wise man; modern human |
| Australopithecus | "Lucy"; small hominid from 3 million years ago |
| hominids | humans and their upright-walking ancestors |
| Neolithic | New Stone |
| Paleolithic | Old Stone |
| Archaeology | The study of ancient times, cultures, artifacts |
| Anthropology | The study of humans |