| Term | Definition |
| geography | study of man and his enviorment |
| pollution | mans contamination of air, water, and land |
| catography | art of map making |
| domestication | taming of wild animals for humman use |
| systematic agriculture | shift from hunting and gaturing to farming |
| neolithic | new stone age |
| paleolithic | old stone age |
| artifact | an item used by man |
| archology | study of artifacts |
| anthropology | study of past |
| culture | way of living passed down from generation to generation |
| language | comunicaton through words, symbols, and sounds |
| history | records of past events and people |
| pre history | history before written history |
| cunieform | wedge shaped writing |
| dynasty | family passed from generation to generation |
| monsoon | a wind storm with water |
| dynastic cycle | the cycle of how dynasties were made, fell, and made again |
| caste system | a imovable system in india to show what clas a person was in |
| reincarnation | refleash |
| nirvanna | free from reincarnation |
| polis | a greek city-state |
| acropolis | highly fortifiedpart of the city |
| ostracism | the way of banning a politician |
| oracle | a holy scripture that will tell what will come in ones future |
| oligarcy | government in which each person can rule for six months |
| enlightment | knowledge |
| mercinary | hierd soilder |
| martyr | witness |
| trimvirate | government system made of individuals |
| console | senator force |
| plebien | middle class |
| patrician | wealthy land owner |