Glossary
thousands(thow-zundz) adj. the numbers between 1,000 and 999,999
This pyramid was built thousands of years ago.
(tuh-geh-thur) adj. gathered in the same place
When people are together, they are near each other.
(town) n. a place where people live; smaller than a city
San Francisco began as a small town with some homes and a church.
(tō) adj. the amount that equals one plus one
These are two Mayan people living today.
(yūz) v. to do something with
Geologists use tools to take samples of rocks.
(vih-zit) v. to go somewhere and stay for a short time
He visits his parents at home.
(warm) adj. having some heat; not hot and not cold
The oceans near the equator are warm.
(wirld) n. the earth
Our world is the planet Earth.