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SS6 Final Review
SS6 Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Five Themes of Geography | Location, Place, Human Environment Interaction, Region, Movement |
| archipelago | sea or stretch of water containing many islands |
| cave paintings | paintings on cave walls and ceilings, especially those dating from prehistoric times that were used to record history and explain aspects of early culture |
| civilization | society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes; people understand how to use their surroundings in order to survive |
| cultural diffusion | The spread of culture, ideas, customs, and technologies from one group of people to another; often a result of war, trade, exploration, migration, and reading about other cultures |
| culture | way of life; beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. |
| dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties |
| division of labor | workers specialize in a particular task or job to make large jobs more efficient/get done faster; early bands of people did this to survive |
| domesticate | to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control |
| Fall of Rome factors | sickness and disease, poverty, resentment of people conquered by Rome, slavery, Christianity began to replace polytheism and becomes official religion of Rome |
| feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land |
| Geography of Greece | Mountains and small islands allowed city to develop into independent communities |
| Golden Age of Athens | a period of growth in ancient Athens in intellectual & and artistic learning, including drama, sculpture, poetry, philosophy, architecture, & science; Pericles associated with this time |
| Golden Age of Rome | the reign of Augustus Caesar |
| Human-Environment Interaction | humans and theirs surroundings affect each other (modify and adapt) |
| importance of water | civilizations settled near water sources to have access to water for drinking, bathing, farming, transportation, and trade |
| irrigation | Supplying land with water through a network of canals |
| Location | position of anything on Earth's surface (relative is general, absolute is exact) |
| manor | a large estate owned by a knight or lord |
| migration | movement of people from one place to another |
| monotheism | belief in only one god (ex. Judaism, Christianity) |
| Movement | people, products, & ideas move from place to place by communication and transportation |
| Neolithic Revolution | The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution; polished tools, made pottery, domesticated plants and animals, (Neolithic was New Stone Age) |
| Peleolithic | Old Stone Age; people were mostly hunters-gatherers that traveled in small bands during this time ; no domestication or agriculture yet |
| peninsula | A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides (ex. Italy) |
| Place | every location on Earth has a place identity (physical features like landforms and human features like buildings) |
| polytheism | Belief in many gods (ex. Greek mythology, Hinduism) |
| primary source | a firsthand account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event (ex. journals, artifact, autobiography, recording) |
| Region | areas on Earth that differ from each other because of their features (same region share certain features) |
| reincarnation | rebirth of a soul in a new body in Hinduism and Buddhism |
| secondary source | descriptions of events written later or replicas made by people who did not witness or create them originally (textbook, newspaper, biography) |
| subcontinent | A large landmass that is connected to the rest of the continent (ex. India) |
| Alexander the Great | son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world |
| Augustus Caesar | Birth name Octavian; the adopted son of Julius Caesar; help Rome come into Pax Romana, or the Golden Age of Rome |
| Buddha | Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have found a path for overcoming suffering. started Buddhism in India. |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher who taught about respect within family; wanted society to be just and good; believed it was necessary to be honest, work hard, and obey rules; had a great influence on people's way of thinking about life and moral conduct |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian king who made a code of laws in Sumer and Mesopotamia (Code of Hammurabi) |
| Homer | A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey |
| Julius Caesar | Roman ruler who was part of the first triumvirate then made himself "emperor for life". Was assassinated by fellow senators because of his extreme power |
| Pericles | Greek leader during Golden Age of Athens who advanced democracy in Athens and ordered the construction of the Parthenon. Started pay for public officials. |
| Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first Grand Emperor; unified China |
| aqueduct | Rome; A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities |
| basis of today's laws | Rome; men could be part of their government |
| calendar | Egypt; made to predict river flooding and planting of crops |
| Code of Hammurabi | Babylon; legal code of the 18th century b.c. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters. |
| coined money | China; introduced during Zhou dynasty and improved trade |
| cuneiform | Sumer; writing made by pressing a wedge; shaped tool into clay tablets |
| decimal system | Greece; system of numbers based on 10 |
| hieroglyphics | Egypt; writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds |
| Hippocratic Oath | Greece; oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way |
| irrigation | Sumer; way of supplying water to land through a system of canals |
| levees | China; an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river. |
| Olympics | Greece; An ancient Greek festival in honor of the god Zeus, which took place every four years and featured competitions in athletics and poetry. |
| papyrus | Egypt; paper made from reed plants |
| printing press | Renaissance |
| pyramids | Egypt; Huge stone tombs with four triangle; shaped walls that met in a point on top; tombs for pharaohs |
| seismograph | China; device that measures the strength of an earthquake |
| shaduf | Egypt; irrigation tool |
| standardized weights and measures | India; uniform system of measurement |
| taxation system | Mesopotamia; collecting of money for the government to run society |
| wheel | Sumer; invention that improved land trade by making travel easier |
| ziggurat | Sumer; temple made of sun-dried brick that was dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a particular city |
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