{"id":351,"date":"2020-08-31T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T17:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/talukder\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2020-08-31T16:32:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T20:32:57","slug":"vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/talukder\/vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 1 Vocabulary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Archaeologist<\/strong>: an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.<\/li><li><strong>Historian:\u00a0<\/strong>an expert who studies and records the past.<\/li><li><strong>Geographer:\u00a0<\/strong>an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth\u2019s natural and human-made features.<\/li><li><strong>Artifact:\u00a0<\/strong>an object made or used by people in the past.<\/li><li><strong>Prehistoric:\u00a0<\/strong>before written history.<\/li><li><strong>Ritual:\u00a0<\/strong>relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 2 Vocabulary&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Migrate\u00a0<\/strong>To move from one geographic region to another<\/li><li><strong>Anthropologist\u00a0<\/strong>A scientist who studies human development and culture<\/li><li><strong>Hominids\u00a0<\/strong>An early ancestor of Humans<\/li><li><strong>Capability<\/strong>Ability or skill<\/li><li><strong>Skeleton<\/strong>The bones that make up the body of a person or animal<\/li><li><strong>Trait<\/strong>A special feature or characteristic<\/li><li><strong>Intelligence<\/strong>A strong mental ability to reason and gain knowledge<\/li><li><strong>Community\u00a0<\/strong>A group of people who live in the same area and are united by common interests<\/li><li><strong>Contribute <\/strong>To give, along with others, to a common cause<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 3:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Agriculture:<\/strong>\u00a0the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Catal Hoyuk:<\/strong>\u00a0a Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey<\/li><li><strong>Domesticate<\/strong>: to train a wild animal to be useful to humans<\/li><li><strong>Fertile Crescent:<\/strong>\u00a0an arc-shaped region in southwest Asia, with rich soil<\/li><li><strong>Neolithic Age:\u00a0<\/strong>the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 B.C.E. to 3000 B.C.E<\/li><li><strong>Nomad:<\/strong>\u00a0One who moves from place to place with no permanent home<\/li><li><strong>Paleolithic Age:<\/strong>\u00a0 .the first period of the Stone Age called the Old Stone Age. From about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.<\/li><li><strong>Resource:<\/strong>\u00a0something that can be used to fulfill a need<\/li><li><strong>Trade:<\/strong>\u00a0the business of buying and selling or exchanging items<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 4: The Rise of Sumerian City-States<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mesopotamia:<\/strong>\u00a0in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates River<\/li><li><strong>Tigris River:<\/strong>\u00a0one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf<\/li><li><strong>Euphrates:<\/strong>\u00a0one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf<\/li><li><strong>Sumer:<\/strong>\u00a0an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared<\/li><li><strong>Irrigation:<\/strong>\u00a0a means of supplying land with water<\/li><li><strong>Levee:<\/strong>\u00a0a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks<\/li><li><strong>Silt:<\/strong>\u00a0fine particles of rock<\/li><li><strong>City-state:<\/strong>\u00a0an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 5: Ancient Sumer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Civilization:<\/strong>\u00a0A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure<\/li><li><strong>Social structure:<\/strong>\u00a0The way a civilization is organized<\/li><li><strong>Technology:<\/strong>\u00a0The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes<\/li><li><strong>Merchant:<\/strong>\u00a0A person who makes money by selling goods<\/li><li><strong>Artisan:<\/strong>\u00a0A craftsperson<\/li><li><strong>Scribe:<\/strong>\u00a0A person who writes<\/li><li><strong>Ziggurat:<\/strong>\u00a0An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and shrine at the top<\/li><li><strong>Culture:<\/strong>\u00a0A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people<\/li><li><strong>Cuneiform:<\/strong>\u00a0Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters<\/li><li><strong>Pictograph:<\/strong>\u00a0A symbol that stands for an object<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DOC:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2018\/11\/ch-5-illustrated-dictionary.docx\">ch 5 illustrated dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 6: Mesopotamian Empires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>empire:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government<\/li><li><strong>Tribute:\u00a0<\/strong>Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as sign that the other is superior<\/li><li><strong>Economy:\u00a0<\/strong>The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people\u2019s needs and wants<br><strong>Capital:\u00a0<\/strong>A city that is the center of government<\/li><li><strong>Code of Laws:\u00a0<\/strong>A collection of written laws and rules<\/li><li><strong>Siege:\u00a0<\/strong>A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender<\/li><li><strong>Invader:\u00a0<\/strong>Someone who forces entry into a place where they are unwanted<\/li><li><strong>Unify:<\/strong>\u00a0To join together<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doc: <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2018\/12\/ch6-illustrated-dictionary.docx\">ch6 illustrated dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 7-8:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 7-8:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nile River:<\/strong>\u00a0The longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeast Egypt<\/li><li><strong>Egypt:<\/strong>\u00a0A nation in northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.<\/li><li><strong>Kush:<\/strong>\u00a0A society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.<\/li><li><strong>Mediterranean Sea:<\/strong>\u00a0A body of water north of Africa<\/li><li><strong>Pharaoh:<\/strong>\u00a0A ruler of ancient Egypt<\/li><li><strong>Hatshepsut:<\/strong>\u00a0The first woman Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt<\/li><li><strong>Ramses II:<\/strong>\u00a0An ancient Egyptian pharaoh, known as \u201cRamses the Great\u201d; skilled as a military leader; and responsible for building many monuments, including the temple at Abu Simbel.<\/li><li><strong>Treaty:\u00a0<\/strong>A written agreement by which two or more states agree to peaceful relations<\/li><li><strong>Period<\/strong>: a length of time<\/li><li><strong>Accomplish:<\/strong>\u00a0to complete something successfully<\/li><li><strong>Structure:\u00a0<\/strong>something that has been built<\/li><li><strong>Authority<\/strong>: the government or controlling power<\/li><li><strong>Reign<\/strong>: the period of time someone rules, usually royalty<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doc: <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2018\/12\/ch-7-8-illustrated-dictionary.docx\">ch 7-8 illustrated dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 9: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Social Pyramid:<\/strong>\u00a0A pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in a society<\/li><li><strong>Social Class:<\/strong>\u00a0A group in a society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights.<\/li><li><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Importance<\/li><li><strong>Noble:<\/strong>\u00a0Of high birth or rank<\/li><li><strong>Peasant:<\/strong>\u00a0A person who does farmwork for wealthy landowners.<\/li><li><strong>Afterlife:<\/strong>\u00a0An existence after death.<\/li><li><strong>Hieroglyph:<\/strong>\u00a0A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C. E.<\/li><li><strong>Supreme<\/strong>: The highest ruling level<\/li><li><strong>Occupy:<\/strong>\u00a0To take up or fill<\/li><li><strong>Rigid<\/strong>: Stiff; unable to bend<\/li><li><strong>Role:<\/strong>\u00a0A position based on socially expected behavior<\/li><li><strong>Neutral:<\/strong>\u00a0Not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doc: <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2019\/01\/ch-9-illustrated-dictionary.docx\">ch 9 illustrated dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>World Religions Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DOC:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2019\/02\/World-Religions-Vocabulary-1.docx\">World Religions Vocabulary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PDF:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2019\/02\/World-Religions-Vocabulary-1.pdf\">World Religions Vocabulary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Chapter 20:<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>EQ: What do Shang artifacts reveal about this Civilization?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Anyang:<\/strong>\u00a0Location where ruins were found from the Shang dynasties, China\u2019s first civilization<\/li><li><strong>Shang Dynasty:<\/strong>\u00a0One of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1700 to 1122 B.C.E.<\/li><li><strong>Clan:<\/strong>\u00a0A large group of family members and friends.<\/li><li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong>\u00a0A strong metal alloy made from copper.<\/li><li><strong>Military:<\/strong>\u00a0Relating to the Army.<\/li><li><strong>Ancestor Worship:<\/strong>\u00a0Honoring of ancestors through rituals, such as offering food to the spirits of the dead.<\/li><li><strong>Oracle bone:<\/strong>\u00a0A piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king\u2019s ancestors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 21<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Three Chinese Philosophies&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Zhou Dynasty:<\/strong>\u00a0A line of rulers in China, from about 1045 to 256 B.C.E.<\/li><li><strong>Mandate of Heaven:<\/strong>\u00a0A power or law believed to be granted by a god<\/li><li><strong>Feudalism:<\/strong>\u00a0A system of government based on landowners and tenants<\/li><li><strong>Confucianism:<\/strong>\u00a0A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior<\/li><li><strong>Civil servant:<\/strong>\u00a0A person who works for a government<\/li><li><strong>Daoism:<\/strong>\u00a0A Chinese Philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature<\/li><li><strong>Yin and Yang:<\/strong>\u00a0The Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature<\/li><li><strong>Legalism:<\/strong>\u00a0A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doc: <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/maflahi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2425\/2019\/04\/ch21-illustrated-dictionary.docx\">ch21 illustrated dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Chapter 24<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Silk Road:<\/strong>\u00a0A network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia<\/li><li><strong>Trade route:<\/strong>\u00a0A network of roads along which traders traveled<\/li><li><strong>Caravan:<\/strong>\u00a0A group of people traveling together.<\/li><li><strong>Cultural diffusion:<\/strong>\u00a0the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture<\/li><li><strong>Dominated:<\/strong>\u00a0To have control or power over something<\/li><li><strong>Linked:<\/strong>\u00a0to connect two or more people or things<\/li><li><strong>Acquire:<\/strong>\u00a0To come into possession of something<\/li><li><strong>Oxygen:<\/strong>\u00a0A gas in the air that people and animals need to breathe to live<\/li><li><strong>Occurs:<\/strong>\u00a0To take place<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Geography and the Settlement of Greece<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Peninsula:\u00a0<\/strong>A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water<\/li><li><strong>Aegean Sea:\u00a0<\/strong>An arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece<\/li><li><strong>Colony:\u00a0<\/strong>A settlement under control of a usually distant country<\/li><li><strong>Consulting:\u00a0<\/strong>To get an opinion and information from someone<\/li><li><strong>Participate:\u00a0<\/strong>To take part in something, such as a game or activity<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter 26<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Rise of Democracy<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Monarchy:<\/strong>\u00a0A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person<\/li><li><strong>Aristocrat:<\/strong>\u00a0A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society.<\/li><li><strong>Oligarchy:<\/strong>\u00a0A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.<\/li><li><strong>Tyranny:<\/strong>\u00a0A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.<\/li><li><strong>Democracy:<\/strong>\u00a0A government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representative.<\/li><li><strong>Citizen:<\/strong>\u00a0A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation.<\/li><li><strong>Assembly:<\/strong>\u00a0A 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