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Phillips Global
(Phillips) - Unit 2 - Early Civ vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fertile | able to grow crops |
| pass | an open place in a mountain |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| subcontinent | a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent |
| district | a certain area of a place |
| silt | a rich layer of soil left behind after a flood |
| irrigate | to bring water to fields and crops |
| pictogram | a picture symbol, or figure; a type of early writing |
| Neolithic Revolution | change from people being nomads to settled civilzations; people change from hunters and gatherers to farmers |
| Hinduism | the main religion of India that stress the belief in the Vedas |
| religious | having to do with a belief in a higher being |
| caste | a class of people in India |
| cycle | events that keep happening, one after another |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul into a new body |
| dharma | duties of your caste |
| karma | balance of good and bad actions |
| monotheistic | belief in one god |
| polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| isolate | to keep apart or away from others |
| plateau | a flat area that rises above the land close by |
| canal | a waterway made by humans |
| artisan | a people who makes useful, and often beautiful, objects for everyday use |
| dynasty | a family that rules a country over a long period of time |
| millet | a type of grain |
| noble | a person of high birth |
| character | in language, a symbol that means something |
| scribe | in ancient times, a person who could read and write |
| city-state | a city surrounded by villages on the surrounding land |
| temple | a place in which to honor gods |
| ziggurat | a building like a pyramid with a base and four sides and a top smaller than the bottom |
| cuneiform | Sumerian writing |
| stylus | a sharp, pointed writing tool |
| Fertile Crescent | an area of land in the Middle East shaped like a quarter moon |
| navigate | to steer or sail a boat or ship |
| commandment | a rule, or way to act |
| covenant | an agreement |
| Judaism | the religion developed by the Hebrews taht Jews practice today |
| morality | the right way of behaving around others |
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