This week, we will be finishing up Chapter 1. We will have a big test over ALL VOCAB and the questions on Friday, September 21. Practice and review now. ترجمة ما تحتاج إليه!
World History Chapter 1 Vocab List (COMPLETE)
- History: the record of past events
- Humanity: all the humans
- Culture: customs and traditions تقاليد
- Primary source: when a person sees an event
- secondary source: when you read or hear about an event
- witness: a person who sees something happen
- interpretation: explanation
- diary: a personal book
- source: anything that gives information
- record: to write something down
- event: things that happen
- Archaeologist: scientists who find and study things that are left behind
- Artifacts: something made by a person (weapons, tools, jewelry)
- Pottery: things that are made from clay
- Anthropologists: people who study how people act
- Earthquake: when the ground shakes
- Calendar: a list of days, months and years
- jewelry: things that people wear around their necks and ears
- Christians: people who follow Jesus Christ
- Jesus: Prophet Issa in Islam; the founder of the Christian religion.
- B.C.: Before the birth of Jesus Christ
- A.D.: After the birth of Jesus Christ
- Gregorian Calendar: the calendar that uses A.D and B.C
- Lunar Calendar: calendar that uses the moon to count the days.
- Prehistory: the time before humans left written records
- Obsidian: glass found near volcanoes.
- Weapons: things used to hurt someone
- Chop: Cut into small pieces
- Camp: an outdoor living place
- Decay: get ruined
- Embers: Glowing remains of the fire
- Period: Time
- discovery: find something for the first time
- cook: make food
- nomads: people who move from place to place looking for food
- Settle: to stay in one place and not move around
- harvest: to pick crops for eating
- protect: keep something safe
- scholars: people who study for a long time
