https://www.rokkitwear.com/school/14556-edsel-ford-high-school
17.3-17.4 Vocab
29. conquistador: Spanish conqueror
30. convert: change a person’s religion
31. missionary: a person who changes other people’s religion
32. legend: an old story that is not true
33. tribes: a group of people who live together قبائل
34. allies: friends حلفاء
35. negotiate: to discuss things with another person مفاوضات
36. natural resources: things that are found in natureالطبيعية الموارد
37. surrendered: gave up
38. New Spain: the land that was for the Aztecs and Incas
39. viceroy: official (government worker)
40. descendant: people who are from your family السليل
41. settlement: living in one area مستوطنة
42. miner: a person who mines عامل منجم
43. mine: a place in the ground where miners find natural resources منجم
44. cruel: very mean and unfair
45. plantations: very large farms
46. encomienda: forcing the Native Americans to work as slaves for the Spanish
47. province: a piece of land محافظة
Econ Ch. 4 Vocab Quizlet
17.2 Vocab
15. tip: end of a piece of land طرف
16. Finance: give money to do something
17. strange: weird; not normal غريب
18. Profit: money that is left after you trade
19. cargo: the goods on a plane, ship,train, truck حمولة
20. strait: a river that connects two bodies of water
21. rebel: to go against the leader تمرد
22. native: the first people to be born in a place السكان الاصليين
23. expedition: a long journey
24. prove: to show that something is true يثبت
25. Fleet: A group of ships
26. destination: the final place you are going
27. mission: goal
28. obstacle: difficulty; something that stands in your way
17.1 Vocab
World History Chapter 17 Vocab
- carry: to hold something حمل
- overland: on the land بري
- journey: a long trip رحلة
- goods: things that are bought and sold بضائع
- wealthy: rich ثري
- search: look for or find بحث
- city-state: a large Italian city الدولة المدينة
- Establish: create ; make تأسيس
- navigation: finding directions
- explore: discover a new place إستكشاف
- sail: travel by water يبحر
- voyage: a journey or trip by water رحلة بحرية
- coast: the land next to the sea or ocean شاطئ ; ساحل
- improve: to make something better تحسن
4.3 Econ Vocab
- elastic: when a change in price causes a much larger change in quantity demanded
- inelastic: when a change in price causes a small change in quantity demanded
- unit elastic: when the % change in quantity demanded = the % change in price
- technical مفيد: useful
- revenue المال الحقيقي: total income from a given source or product
- expenditures: things you pay for
- inverse عكس: opposite; the other way
- delayed تاخر: pushed back in time
- hardship مشكله: a problem
- adequate كافي: so-so, alright (a grade of C)
Econ 4.2 Vocab
13. income effect: a change in quantity demanded when the consumers income changes
14. conversely: in exchange
15. substitutes: competing products that can be used in place of each other
16. change in demand: a shift of the whole demand curve to right or left
17. determinants: causes/shifters
18. consumer tastes: what buyers want, in demand
19. related: similar, alike
20. expectations: what should happen, predictions
21. refund: money returned
22. complements: products that affect each other in prices and demand
26.3-26.4 Vocab for Tuesday’s test!
44. Rapidly: quickly and swiftly
45. Blitzkrieg: a quick military attack by water, land, air
46. Air Force: airplanes, jets and helicopters in the army القوات الجوية
47. Navy: the ships, submarines and boats in the army
48. Draft: Selective Service Act, forcing people to join the army
49. Attempt: Try
50. Aid: Help
51. Vow: Promise
52. Surrender: Give up
53. Radar: a machine that locates airplanes, ships, etc
54. Lease: to borrow something for money
55. Reverse: to change direction
56. method: a way to do something
57. destination: A final place you are going.
58. Mission: A goal
59. fleet: a group of ships.
60. Protest: To go against someone or something
61. Infamous: to be famous for something bad.
62. established: created
63. concerned: worried
11.4 Vocab
53. Surplus: having more than you need.
54. Shortage: having less than you need.
55. disappear: not there anymore
56. civilization: a city with people and a government
57. archaeologist: a scientist who digs in the earth
58. isthmus: a small piece of land that connects to larger pieces
59. Hieroglyphics: signs and symbols used by ancient civilizations.
60. Calendar: A system of days and months that create a year.
61. priest: a religious man
62. invent: to make something for the first time
63. peasants: poor farmers
64. swamps: wet areas of land مستنقع
65. abandon: to leave something behind
66. merchants: traders
67. property: something you own ممتلكات
68. Stories: levels
69. pyramid: a large triangle shaped temple
70. huge: very very big
71. enormous: very very very big
72. settle: to stay in one place
73. valley: flat land between the mountains
74. palace: a large house for a ruler
75. terrace: flat land built into the mountain for farming
76. fort: a large building used to save food and weapons
This is the FINAL VOCAB LIST for this chapter! I just included everything from 26.1-26.6. Study them and prepare for assessments. Good luck!