7.5 Vocab! The last ones of the chapter!!!
61. fear: afraid of
62. law: a rule
63. assassinate: to kill someone in government
64. accurate: correct
65.retire: to be done with working
66. queen: a female ruler
67. emperor: a person who rules an empire; a king
68. declare: to make official
49. Mare Nostrum: Roman name for “our sea”
50. territory: A large area of land
51. taxes: Money that people pay to support the the government
52. senator: Person that is a member of a senate
53. riot: A noisy and sometimes deadly uprising
54. reform: To make something better with change
55. challenge: To question if something is right or wrong; to invite someone to fight
56. politician: A government leader; someone who runs for office
57. Triumvirate: Rule by three people
58. victory: a win
59. Loyal: staying with something
60. civil war: A war within one state or nation
33. barrier: a wall or an obstacle
34. mighty: powerful
35. plank: a long, wide, flat piece of wood
36. ally: a friend; a country or person who helps
37. Carthage: area on the northern coast of Africa
38. Punic Wars: fight that lasted more than 100 years
39. Hannibal: a great Carthaginian soldier
40. invade: to take over
41. slavery: people that are as property
42. peace: friendship
43. Alps: mountain range in southern Europe
44. navy: army on the water
45. retreat: move back
46. burn: set fire
47. famine: a long time with no food
48. destroy: to damage
15. cruel: very mean and heartless
16. rebel: to go against the government
17. defeated: destroyed
18. republic: a government with representatives
19. representatives: people who speak and act for you
20. citizens: people who live in a country
21. elect: vote
22. consul: a leader
23. veto: to say no to a law
24. powerful: strong
25. dictator: a leader who has all the power
26. laws: rules
27. democracy: a government where all citizens are allowed to vote
28. merchants: people who buy and sell goods
29. laborers: people who work with their hands
30. farmers: people who grow crops
31. debts: money that is owed ديون
32. rights: things citizens should have
1. Peninsula: land surrounded by water on 3 sides
2. legend: old story
3. founded: began
4. latium: a plain south of the Tiber River
5. plain: flat land
6. culture: the way a group of people live
7. Etruscans: a tribe who lived north of the Tiber
8. advanced: better than others, improved
9. sailors: people who travel on the sea
10. Rome: an ancient civilization that began in Italy and it is now the capital
11. Latins: people who lived South of the Tiber
12. Senate: a group of representatives
13. patricians: the high class of Roman society
14. plebians: the low class of Roman society
26. city-state: ancient cities where people lived
27. United: to bring a group together
28. kingdom: a country ruled by a king
29. spread: stretched
30. system: a way or method
31. translate: change one language to another language
32. borrow: to take
33. scribe: a person who can read and write
34. repair: fix something that is broken
35. route: a path or street to get somewhere
36. collapse: to become weak and fall
37. Arose: to stand and become strong
38. Feared: afraid
39. Powerful: Strong
40. Improve: make better
41. Stretch: make longer and bigger
42. trade: to buy and sell
43. develop: start
44. merchant: trader
45. reign (rain): rule or govern
46. code: a group of laws
47. collect: gather
48. Expect: to wait for something to happen
49. Cultural Diffusion: when a culture spreads from one place to another
New Chapter with new Vocab!
1. bank: the land near a river
2. Mesopotamia: the land between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
3. Tribe: a group of people who have similar culture and live together
4. dike: a long wall that keeps out the water
5. Canal: a man-made river used for irrigation and traveling
6. Military: army
7. temple: a place to worship
8. worship: pray
9. ziggurat: a pyramid with a temple inside of it
10. priest: a religious leader
11. citizen: a person who lives in a country legally
12. legal: lawful
13. illegal: not lawful or against the law
14. obey: to listen to what someone tells you to do
15. disobey: the opposite of obey
16. expensive: costs a lot of money
17. monotheistic: believing in only one god
18. polytheistic: believing in many gods
19. atheistic: not believing in god
20. crop: food that you grow in a farm
21. statue: a building to symbolize a person or god
22. symbol: something that stands for something else
23. sacrifice: to give a gift to a god
24. cuneiform: the written language of Sumerians
25.Invention: something that is made for the first time
Announcement:
What a busy and great Monday! It was nice being back in my classroom for an entire school day!
Just a couple reminders…this Friday will have tests on:
— U.S. History: Chapter 19 (entire chapter and vocab)
— World History: Chapter 2 (entire chapter and vocab)
— Government: Chapter 1 (sections 1,2,4,5)
Please start preparing for these now and good luck!
The following will be the final vocab for Ch. 2. We will be testing at the end of the week! Good luck!
59. Dynasty: a family that rules a country for a long time.
60. Ruler: a person who rules a country
61. Palace: a place where a king and his family live.
62. temple: a place to pray
63. common people: the low class in society
64. nobles: people from the high class in society
65. scribe: a person who could read or write
66. symbol: something that stands for something else
67. spirit: soul
68. narrow: thin
69. ancestors: people from your family who lived before you and died.
70. worship: pray
71. hut: a small, poor house
72. collapse: to become weak and fall
73. incline: to move up
74. decline: to move down
Hello everyone!
Starting next week, my class schedule will usually be as follows.
Monday– Vocab Monday (words for the week)
Tuesday– Text Tuesday (Read the material)
Wednesday– Write it Wednesday (Notes, Thinking Maps)
Thursday – Team Thursday (Student engagement activities)
Friday – Find out Friday (Summative assessment test/quiz)
Please see Mr. B for any questions!
