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Social Studies 10101
terms for 6th graders on the ancient people on the world
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tributary | a stream or river that flows into a larger river |
| Adobe | sun-dried mud brick |
| Wattle | framework of twigs, logs, branches, or vines |
| arid | dry |
| pueblo | Anasazi buildings |
| etching | an imprinted drawing or design |
| Canadian Shield | a vast, plateau region north of the interior plains in North America. |
| Rocky Mountains | A mountain range that stretches through western Canada and the United States. |
| Great Serpent Mound | a large snake-shaped mound created by the Adena people |
| Snaketown | the modern name of Hohokam's largest village |
| Deganawida | Native American leader who founded the Iroquois Confederacy |
| Appalachian Mountains | a mountain range in eastern North America |
| Great Lakes | a chain of five freshwater lakes in North America |
| Cahokia | The largest mound site in North America |
| Great Plains | A large grassy region in the western interior plains of North America |
| Nunavut | a province in Northern Canada and home of many Inuit people |
| What is a quipu? | an Inca method for keeping records |
| What is a wetland? | an area of very moist soil, such as a swamp |
| What is an archipelago? | a group of islands |
| What is a biome? | a place that features specific kinds of climate, plants, and animals |
| What is the importance of Lake Titicaca? | it supproted crops like maize, barley, and potatoes |
| What is the importance of the Pampas? | they were a vast grassland that supported farming |
| Who was Manco Capac? | the first Inca ruler, came from Lake Titicaca |
| Who was Inca Viracocha? | eighth Inca ruler who fled because of a battle loss |
| What is the importance os Machu Piccu? | a mountain top city created by Pachacuti |
| What is Moche Valley? | place where archeologists found artifacts of the Mochica |
| Who was Pachacuti? | selectd by Inti to lead the Inca |
| What was Cuzco? | capital of the Inca civilization |
| Who was Topa Inca? | recieved the army of the Inca from his father, Pachacuti |
| Who was Fransisco Pizarro? | conquered the Inca |
| What is Canada? | nation in North America |
| Nunavut | province in northern Canada, home to Inuit |
| Great Lakes | 5 freshwater lakes in North America |
| snowhouse | house of snowblocks used by Inuit |
| sod house | shelter made from blocks of earth |
| longhouse | large rectangular builing |
| Balkan Peninsula | a stretch of land that extends southward into the east part of the Meditarranean Sea |
| Meditarranean Sea | large body of water bordered byEurope, Asia, Africa |
| Aegean Sea | sea that seperates Greece from Asia Minor |
| Asia Minor | western edge of Asia |
| Ionian Sea | sea that seperates western Greece from southwestern Italy |
| Crete | island in the eastern Meditarranean Sea, center of Minoan civilization |
| Mycenae | early city-state of Greece |
| Plato | ancient Greek philosopher and disciple od Socrates who was one of the nost famous thinkers in Greece |
| King Minos | legendary king of Minoan civilization |
| agora | ourdoor marketplace in ancient Greece |
| plunder | valuable taken in war |
| Troy | a city on the western coast of Asia Minor, site of the legendary Trojan War |
| Mt. Olympus | a mountain in northern Greece thought to be the home of the Greek gods |
| Athens | a city-state that was the best example of democracy; the capital of modern Greece |
| Homer | ancient Greek poet who composed two poems, the Illiad and the Odyssey, about the trojan War |
| Sparta | an ancient Greek city-state that was under strict military rule |
| Pericles | ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon |
| myth | a traditional story that may include gods & godesses & often tries to explain events in nature |
| immortal | able to live forever |
| aristocracy | government ruled by wealthy families |
| democracy | government ruled by the common people |
| oral tradition | stories that are told and passed down |
| Assembly | 500 citizens chose to lead Athens for 1 year |
| helot | another word for slave |
| Trojan War | war fought between the Troy and the Sparta |
| Olympic Games | games held every four years as a test os strength and endurance |
| Alexander | known as "Alexander the Great", the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, & Africa |
| Hippocrates | ancient Greek doctor often called the "Father of Medicine" |
| Pythagoras | ancient Greek philosopher & mathematician whose ideas led to the field of geometry |
| Archimedes | scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work |
| Euclid | Greek mathematician who developed a system of plane goemetry |
| Tiber River | a river in Italy |
| Italian Peninsula | an arm of land surrounded by the Meditarranean, Tyrrhenian, & Adriatic Seas |
| Rome | a city near the middle of the western coast of Italy |
| Tarquin | Etcuscan leader and the last king of ancient Rome |
| Junius Brutus | sixth century B.C. ancient Roman leader who, with the help of hi followers, forced the Etruscans out of Rome |
| Carthage | important trading post in Africa |
| Regulus | ancient Roman general, defeated in the Punic Wars |
| Hannibal | Carthage general, launches invasion on Rome, crosses Alps with elephants |
| Scipio | ancient Roman general, attacked carthage, faced Hannibal |
| Julius Caesar | Roman general who was assasinated |
| Appian way | road in Rome |
| Punic Wars | 3destructive wars, 120 years, Rome vs. Carthage |
| patrician | a wealthy, powerful citizen of ancient Rome |
| plebeian | a common citizen of ancient Rome |
| republic | a form of government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders |
| representative | a person elected to represent topeople |
| Senate | a governing body in which ancient Roman representatives served |
| consul | in ancient Rome, one of the two officials who managed the government and the army |
| dictator | a person who has total control over the people |
| tribune | in ancient Rome,men who were appointed to protect the rights of the plebeians |
| patriotism | a sense of pride in one's country |
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| caesar | an ancient Roman emperor |
| gladiator | in ancient Rome, a professional fighter |
| catacomb | an underground room used as a burial site |
| synagogue | a place of Jewish worship |
| disciple | one of a small group who followed Jesus |
| pesecute | to punish |
| auction | to sell something to the highest bidder |
| pope | the leader of a Roman Catholic church |
| pillage | to rob |
| vandal | a person who destroys property |
| How did Alexander the Great's father die? | He was murdered |
| How did Aleander the great die? | sickness |
| Who was Charlemagne's father? | Pepin III |
| What is a civilization? | groups of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture |
| What does "Mesopotamia" translate to? | "land between the rivers" |
| What is a plateau? | area of high flat land |
| What is irrigation? | using pipes to move water to crops |
| What is a ziggurat? | largest and most impressive temple structures |
| Which category of religion worships many gods? | polytheism |
| Which category of religion worships one god? | monotheism |
| What is cuneiform? | wedge-shaped writing |
| Who was Gilgamesh? | legendary Sumerian king |
| Who was Hammurabi? | king of Babylon in 1792 B.C. |
| What is Babylonia? | the empire of Hammurabi |
| What is The Code Of Hammurabi? | set of 282 laws, created by Hammurabi |
| What is Judaism? | worship of only one God |
| Who was Moses? | person to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt |
| What is Slavery? | practice of one person owning another |
| What are two other words for the Torah? | Law, Pentateuch |
| Who was Deborah? | judge |
| Where is Carthage? | Egypt |
| What is papyrus? | valuable crop in ancient Egypt |
| What is a pharaoh? | god-king of ancient Egypt |
| What is a hieroglyphic? | sacred carving used to keep records |
| What is Nubia? | kingdom south of Egypt |
| What is independent? | free |
| What is Beijing? | capital of China |
| What are terraces? | platforms carved out of mountains to grow crops, also look like stairs |
| What are levees? | dikes |
| What are the Himalayas? | mountains range that contains world's tallest land mountain, Everest |
| How many provinces were in China? | 36 |
| What was the Han Dynasty? | dynasty of rulers that lasted about 14 years |
| What does culture mean? | the way in which individualsand groups react with their environment, including their technology, beliefs, customs, and art |
| What does diverse mean? | different |
| What is technology? | the way in which humans produce the items they use |
| What does domesticate mean? | to tame |
| What is a surplus? | an extra supply |
| What is prehistory? | long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language |
| What is archaeology? | study of past cultures through the things that remain sunch as buildings, tools, or pottery |
| What is an archaeologist? | scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past |
| What is an artifact? | object made by people long ago |
| What is a glacier? | huge ice sheet |
| What does migrate mean? | to move from one place to another |
| What is Clovis? | city in New Mexico where many archaeologists found early human-made objects |
| What is Tassili? | area in North African country of Algeria; site of ancient cave paintings |
| What is Beringia? | prehistoric "land bridge" that once connected Asia and North America |
| What is Monte Verde? | site in Chile near where archaeologists found artifacts dating back to 12,500 years ago |
| What is the Topper site? | place in South Carolina where archaeologists found artifacts dating back to 18,000 years ago |
| What was the Ice Age? | period of time when glaciers civered great stretches of land |
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