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Glossary Terms A-E

TermDefinition
Agriculture The practice of growing crops and raising animals to produce food and other products that help humans survive.
Ancestor A person in your family who lived a long time ago, like a great-uncle or even further back. The people from whom you are descended.
Chronology The order in which events happen over time. Placing something in chronological order means putting things in the order in which they occurred.
Conquest When a group of people takes control of another group’s land using force, often through war or battle.
Culture The unique ways groups of people live, including their traditions, beliefs, music, art, and ways of doing things.
Currency Anything people use to trade or exchange for goods and services. It can be coins, paper money, or items like shells or beads in ancient times.
Customs The ways of doing everyday things in a particular culture.
Diverse Made up of different kinds of people, ideas, or things. A diverse community includes people with many backgrounds and cultures while a diverse environment might include forests, deserts, and rivers.
Divine Having to do with gods or something sacred and holy.
Drought A long period with little or no rain, which can make it hard for plants to grow and can lead to water shortages.
Economy An economy is how people in a civilization use resources like money, labor, and goods to meet their needs and wants.
Elite Small group of people who have more power, wealth, or influence than others.
Environment Everything in a place makes up its environment, including the air, water, land, plants, animals, and resources.
Ethnicity A group of people who share a common cultural background.
Export To send goods or products from one civilization to another to be sold.
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