1. Vocabulary
Stone Age
Mr. Jackson

2. epoch
a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

3. era
a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

4. A period of a hundred years.
century
A period of a hundred years.

5. an anniversary of a thousand years
millennium
an anniversary of a thousand years

6. Primary Source
primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time it happened

7. secondary source
In contrast, a secondary source of information is one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching. For the purposes of a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles

8. evidence
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

9. archaeology
the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

10. artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

11. decade
a period of ten years.

12. fossil
the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

13. the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
paleontology
the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.

14. anthropology
the study of humankind

15. species
a kind or sort.

16. a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.
timeline
a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.

17. chronological
(of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.

18. hunter-gathers
a member of a nomadic people who live by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.

19. agriculture
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the raising of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

20. metallurgy
the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.

21. civilization
the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.