Social Studies Vocab for test

A city and its surrounding farmlands with its own government and leaders.

A volcanic black rock often used by ancient people to make tools.

A grouping of time lines that display different kinds of information for the same time period.

To work at only one kind of job.

A place in the desert that has a dependable source of water.

Good sent for sale to other places.

Domesticated animals, such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, that provide a resource.

The use of skills and knowledge to make the work of everyday life easier.

A result.

A person without a permanent home.

A small group of people made up of related families.

A human-made object especially from a long time ago.

No longer living; died out.

A society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and centers of learning.

A person who is descended from a certain ancestor.

To prepare and use soil for the growing of crops.

To cut and burn forestlands to gain new farmland.

Stands for "Before Christ".

A social system with a reliable food source, with established laws, customs, and job specialization.

Goods brought in for sale from other places.

Stands for "Before the Common Era" and refers to the same years as B.C.

A tall stepped tower built by the ancient Sumerians as a temple to a god.

Stands for "Anno Domini" a Latin phrase meaning "in the year of the lord". This identifies approximately how many years have passed since the birth of Jesus Christ.

Stands for "Common Era" and refers to the same years as A.D.

A group of people whose way of life depends on herding.

To tame plants and animals for human use.

The raising of domesticated plants and animals; farming.