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History 10.2
Development of Earth
Question | Answer |
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agriculturist | one who produces crops or raises livestock |
alliance | to unite or join for a specific purpose |
antediluvian | times, people, or events that were before the Flood |
astrolabe | an instrument used for taking altitudes |
caste | a Hindu social level |
compass | an instrument used for showing directions |
cuneiform | a form of writing using wedge-shaped characters |
dominion | rule or power to rule |
emigrant | one who leaves his own country or region to settle in another |
equator | the imaginary line dividing the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere |
geologist | scientest who deals with earth's crust, rocks, and fossils |
gravity | the pull on all bodies in the earth's sphere toward the earth's center |
hieroglyphic | system of writing used by ancient Egyptians |
linguistic | having to do with language |
medieval | of the middls ages; between modern and ancient times |
navigation | science of plotting course of ships and aircrafts |
nomadic | people who move around with no permanent home; wanderer |
sphere | an approximate circular body |
strata | layer of deposited matter forming part of earth's crust |
transcontinental | across or between continents |