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History Finals Vocab
History Finals Vocab since January
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assembly | group organized for a purpose |
| Import | a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country |
| Export | a good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders |
| Navigation | the art of steering a ship from place to place |
| Profit | To make a gain |
| Colony | An area ruled by a distant country |
| Cultural diffusion | the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another |
| Alphabet | a small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound |
| Monotheism | the belief that there is only one God |
| Ethics | ideas of right and wrong |
| Torah | the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| Covenant | binding agreement |
| Eventually | After a time |
| Compel | Force |
| Exodus | The escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt |
| commandment | An order to do something |
| Prophet | a person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger to bring truth to the people |
| Commentary | a set of comments or a recorded discussion about something |
| Rabbis | Religious teachers |
| Talmud | a collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law |
| Righteousness | acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's laws |
| Individual | having to do with a single person or thing |
| justice | fairness or fair treatment for everyone |
| Sabbath | A weekly day of rest |
| Judge | a leader who rallied the Israelites to defend their land |
| Commission | To order the creation of |
| Exile | Separation from one's homeland |
| Diaspora | communities outside the Land of Israel |
| reject | to decide against, turn away |
| synagogue | Meeting place |
| Cataracts | Groups of rocky rapids |
| Artisans | skilled workers who practice a handicraft |
| Pharaoh | King or queen of a united Egypt |
| Dynasty | A ruling family |
| environmental | having to do with natural surroundings |
| bureaucracy | A system of offices and officials that handle the business of government. |
| devotion | dedication, loyalty |
| mummy | a body preserved by a special process |
| hieroglyphic | a drawing or symbol that represents a word or a sound |
| Papyrus | invented a material very similar to paper |
| survive | to last, to continue to live |
| pyramid | structure with triangular sides. |
| sculpture | a statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials |
| construct | to build or put together |
| Anatomy | the study of the structure of the body and its organs. |
| Commerce | the buying and selling of goods and services. |
| ivory | A hard white material made from these tusks. |
| Ebony | a dark, black wood |
| Rely | To depend, trust |
| interdependence | dependence by each country or group on the other. |
| Generate | To produce, create |
| Meroitic script | one of the world's first alphabets. |
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent |
| river system | a main river and all of the other rivers and streams that drain into it |
| Monsoon | Seasonal winds |
| Achievement | accomplishment that requires effort or skill |
| Granary | special building used to hold grain. |
| Citadel | fortified area |
| Evidence | information used to prove something |
| Migrate | to move from one region to another in order to live there |
| Veda | a collection of hundreds, and even thousands, of sacred hymns. |
| Caste | a fixed social class into which a person is born. |
| Vardas | groupings based on one's skill. |
| Jati | Birth group |
| Status | Position in society |
| Gurus | Thinkers and teachers |
| Issue | problem or subject to be discussed or decided |
| Brahman | supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God |
| Reincarnation | rebirth of a soul in a new body. |
| Karma | the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives. |
| Dharma | a person's duty or what is right. |
| Ahimsa | avoiding doing harm to any living thing, truthfulness, and moderation and self-control. |
| Moksha | liberation from reincarnation. |
| Devote | to set aside for a purpose |
| Meditate | to calm or clear the mind |
| enlightenment | a state of perfect wisdom |
| Consequences | result of an action, effect |
| Nirvana | state of blissful peace without desire or suffering |
| monasteries | religious communities. |
| Theravada Buddhism | sect focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha. |
| Mahayana Buddhism | focuses on the Buddha's compassion. |
| Widespread | common, spread across a large area |
| Loess | a fine, dustlike material that can form soil. |
| Dikes | walls to hold back water. |
| Oracle bones | animal bones or turtle shells carved with written characters that the Shang kings used to try to tell the future. |
| Interpret | to explain, give the meaning of |
| Pictographs | pictures that represent words or ideas. |
| Logograph | a written character that represents a complete word or phrase |
| Challenge | something that is difficult or demanding to do |
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