| Term | Definition |
| Geography | Geographers use maps and globes to measure and describe Earth |
| Geography | We use maps to see natural and human made features and to understand patterns |
| Geography | Maps have changed over time to reflect people's increasing understanding of the world |
| Science and Technology | Archaeologists are scientists who to uncover the story of early people |
| Culture | Human culture developed during the prehistoric period known as the stone age |
| Culture | Historians often ask questions about the past in order to understand the present. |
| Culture | Historians use a variety of methods to help them answer questions about what happened in the past. |
| Culture | Historians examine evidence and draw conclusions as they answer historical questions. |
| Geography | Early humans adapted to the natural environment. |
| Culture | Humans created tools to ensure survival and to improve their life. |
| Culture | Early humans developed language, religion, and art. |
| Science and Technology | New technologies supported an agricultural revolution |
| Culture | agriculture made a big change in how people lived |
| Geography | farming developed independently in many areas of the world |
| Culture | some simple farming villages expanded and developed into more complex villages |
| Culture | a cultural pattern involving early forms of government, specialized workers, and social classes began to develop in complex villlages |
| Culture | the way of of life in a complex village was different than in a simple farming village |