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Global Vocab '18-'19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| argument | an explanation for an opinion that uses evidence to support it |
| evidence | information that can be used for a specific purpose |
| audience | the person or group of people that a message is for |
| author | person or group who created a source |
| claim | an opinion supported by evidence |
| endure | last for a long time |
| enduring issue | a challenge or problem that has been debated or discussed across time |
| history | an account of the past constructed from evidence |
| limitation | something that prevents something; restriction |
| purpose | why something was created; reason why something was done |
| point of view | an opinion, a claim |
| primary source | materials from the time period being studied |
| significant | important |
| secondary source | sources based on the work of other authors. A source created after the time of the event |
| source | something historians use to learn about the past |
| peninsula | a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses |
| strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water |
| plateau | a large area of flat land that is elevated high above sea level |
| bay | a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward |
| gulf | a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth |
| archipelago | a group of islands |
| glacier | a slow moving mass of ice |
| cape | part of an island chain that sticks out into the ocean |
| latitude | distance north or south of the equator |
| longitute | distance east or west of the equator |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| compass rose | a drawing that shows the orientation of north, south, east, and west on a map |
| equator | an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| physical map | a map that shows geographic features |
| political map | a map that shows boundaries, countries, cities, etc |
| 5 Themes of Geography | location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and regions |
| hunting and gathering | killing animals and collecting fruits, vegetables and nuts for food |
| settlements | newly established places where people have come to live |
| revolution | a very great change from things in the past |
| adapt | to change |
| agriculture | farming |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| river valley | able to produce good crops |
| culture | beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people |
| social classes | grouping people based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, etc |
| urban | relating to a city |
| nomadic | moving from place to place with no permanent home |
| crops | plants grown for a farm |
| domesticate | to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control |
| paleolithic | old stone age |
| sedentary | living in a fixed location |
| irrigation | supplying water to crops |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| neolithic | new stone age |
| subsistence farming | farming only enough food to feed one's family |
| Code of Hammurabi | the first written laws |
| civilization | an advanced state of development of a society |
| fertile crescent | Mesopotamia; the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
| city-state | an independent state made up of a city and the land around it |
| cuneiform | a form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets |
| Epic of Gilgamesh | a poem from ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest surviving major works of literature |
| Euphrates River | a river in eastern Turkey and Iraq. It joins the Tigris River |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC) |
| Tigris River | a river in Turkey and Iraq that joins the Euphrates River |
| ziggurat | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians |
| empire | a group of once separate areas ruled by a single person or government |
| geographic features | naturally occurring landform, body of water, or ecosystem |
| unify | to bring together as a single unit |
| government | the group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family or group |
| achievement | an outstanding thing done successfully typically by effort, courage, or skill |
| wealth | a lot of valuable possessions or money |
| collapse | to break down, or become weak |
| invade | to enter like an enemy |
| belief system | a set of ideas and practices that help explain the origins of life, what happens after people die, and how to live a good life |
| trade | to exchange goods and services for another |
| power | the ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or what happens |
| Polytheism | there are many gods |
| Hinduism | polytheistic religion that was formed from a variety of different religious practices in India |
| Caste | a social class determined by how one lived in a previous life |
| Caste System | a rigid class system in Hinduism |
| Bhagavad Gita | a Hindu holy book that explains Hindu beliefs |
| Rig Veda | religious Hindu texts |
| Reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul after death |
| Enlightenment/ Nirvana/ Moksha | the state of release from reincarnation |
| Karma | the sum of a person's actions |
| Dharma | one's duty according to their caste |
| Buddhism | belief system founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India |
| Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering in Buddhism |
| Four Noble Truths | Buddhist belief that life is suffering, what causes suffering, and how to end suffering |
| Silk Roads | a network of trade routes that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea |
| Golden Age | period of great wealth, prosperity, stability, and cultural and scientific achievement |
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