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Unit 2
Ch. 2 - Early civilizations in the East -6000B.C. to 206 B.C.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Able to grow crops | Fertile |
| The science that deals with land, weather, bodies of watera and plant and animal life. | Geography |
| Seasonal winds | Monsoon |
| An open place in a mountain | Pass |
| Land surrounded by waer on three sides | Peninsula |
| A large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent | Subcontinent |
| A stone through which light can shine | Alabaster |
| A certain area of a place | District |
| An inner room open to the sky | Patio |
| A rich layer of soil left behind after a flood | Silt |
| To move from one place to another | Transport |
| To bring water to fields and crops | Irrigate |
| A picture symbol or figure; a type of exarly writing | Pictogram |
| A flat writing pad | Tablet |
| Growth of something | Development |
| The amin religion of India that stresses the belief in the Vedas | Hinduism |
| Having to do with a belief in a higher being | Religion |
| A class of people in India | Caste |
| To make something | Create |
| Events that keep happpening, one after another | Cycle |
| A son of praise | Hymn |
| The rebirth of the soul into a new body | Recarnation |
| To throw out of something | Expel |
| To keep apart of away from others | Isolate |
| A flat area that rises above the land close by | Plateau |
| A waterway made by humans | Canal |
| To attack or makrch into another country | Invade |
| A person whho makes useful, and often beautiful, objects for everyday use | Artisan |
| A family that rules a country over a long period of time | Dynasty |
| The name for the tusks, or teeth, of animals like the elephant and the walrus | Ivory |
| A precious stone that is usually green | Jade |
| A type of grain | Millet |
| A person fo high birth | Noble |
| In language, a symbol that menas something | Character |
| In ancient times, a person who could read and write | Scribe |
| Something that stands for something else | Symbol |
| To fall apart | Collapse |
| A group of people whose members live together for the good of all | Society |