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Chapter 7 Quizlet….PRACTICE! ممارسة!
23.3-23.4 Vocab…The last words of Chapter 23: WW1
- Consumer goods: goods that a person uses, such as electronics.
- armed forces: army
- conserve: save
- Produce: make something in a factory
- Troops: soldiers
- Draft: to force a person to join the army
- mine: a bomb that explodes when its touched
- fuel: things that make energy (food, gas, electricity)
- fleet: a group of ships
46. blockade: to stop something from passing into a country
47. doughboys: the first American soldiers who arrived to Europe
- armistice: agreement to stop fighting
- Standstill: Something that stays the same and is not changing
- Worn down: ruined, tired
- nearly: almost
- antiwar: against the war
- Fourteen Points: Wilson’s plan for permanent peace after the war
- conference: A meeting among a large group of people
- acceptable: right; correct
- Treaty of Versailles: changed the map of Europe and made new countries
- peace: friendship
- League of Nations: group of countries to settle problems peacefully
- treaty: a written agreement
- ratify: approve
7.3 Vocab (#33-48)
- barrier حائط: a wall or an obstacle
- mighty الجبار: powerful
- plank: a long, wide, flat piece of wood
- ally صديق: a friend; a country or person who helps
- Carthage: area on the northern coast of Africa
- Punic Wars: fight that lasted more than 100 years
- Hannibal: a great Carthaginian soldier
- invade غزا: to take over
- slavery عبودية: people that are as property
- peace سلام: friendship
- Alps: mountain range in southern Europe
- navy: army on the water
- retreat غادر: move back
- burn حرق: set fire
- famine مجاعة: a long time with no food
- destroy هدم: to damage
7.2 Vocab (#15-32)
- cruel قاسي: very mean and heartless
- rebel: to go against the government
- defeated هزم: destroyed
- republic جمهورية: a government with representatives
- representatives ممثلين: people who speak and act for you
- citizens المواطنين: people who live in a country
- elect منتخب: vote
- consul زعيم: a leader
- veto حق النقض: to say no to a law
- powerful قوي: strong
- dictator: a leader who has all the power
- laws قوانين: rules
- democracy ديمقراطية: a government where all citizens are allowed to vote
- merchants التجار: people who buy and sell goods
- laborers عمال: people who work with their hands
- farmers المزارعين: people who grow crops
- debts المال المستحق: money that is owed ديون
- rights: things citizens should have
Chapter 7.1 Vocab
- Peninsula شبه جزيرة: land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- legend قصة قديمة: old story
- founded بدأت: began
- latium: a plain south of the Tiber River
- plain: flat land
- culture حضاره: the way a group of people live
- Etruscans: a tribe who lived north of the Tiber
- advanced المتقدمة: better than others, improved
- sailors البحارة: people who travel on the sea
- Rome: an ancient civilization that began in Italy and it is now the capital
- Latins: people who lived South of the Tiber
- Senate مجلس الشيوخ: a group of representatives
- patricians أناس أغنياء: the high class of Roman society
- plebians اناس فقراء: the low class of Roman society
23.2 Vocab (WWI continued…)
23. neutral محايد: not taking sides
24. navy القوات البحرية: the army that travels in the oceans and seas
25. supplies اللوازم: goods, things a person needs
26. Accuse اتهم : blame
27. prevent يمنع: to stop something before it happens
28. war zone منطقة الحرب: a place in the ocean where no one can pass
29. submarine غواصة: a war ship that travels underwater; U-Boat
30. concerned قلق: worried
31. customs العادات: culture and traditions
32. Torpedo: a bomb that comes out of a submarine
33. Shocked صدمت: surprised
34. Cruel قاسية: mean and heartless
35. Democrats: one of the political parties حزب سياسي in America, BLUE and DONKEY signs
36. Republicans: one of the political parties حزب سياسي in America, RED and ELEPHANT signs
Chapter 3 Quizlet #1-61
Chapter 23 WW1 Quizlet
3.3 Vocab
50. Fertile Crescent: the land between the Tigris and Euphrates and to the west.
51. quarter: 1/4 ; 0.25
52. Narrow: thin; skinny
53. squeezed: to fit into a small place
54. cargo: things in a ship or plane
55. sailor: a person who travels on a ship
56. search: looking for
57. founded: started
58. sailed: travel by a ship or boat
59. colonies: a country that is invaded by another country.
60. Navigate: to sail a ship or drive a car
61. Settle: live