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History 10.2
Development of Earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |