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Flashcards by Mason Compton, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| migration | to move one place to anther |
| MOVMENT | CHANGEING PHYSICAL LOCATION OR POSITION |
| push factor | reason people want to move to a different location |
| compass | points north east south west |
| title | labels things so you know what they are |
| latitude | the imaginary line that points west and east |
| longitude | imaginary line that points north and east |
| related location | close or around a place |
| absolute location | were the place is directly at |
| Mr.help | The five themes of geography (movement, region, human-environment interaction, location place) |
| reagion | were a place and wich contry is it in |
| pull factor | to pull somthing to you |
| symbols | to show wich room or place on a map is |
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legend or key
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to describe what something is on a map |
| labels | to tell what the symbols mean |
| geography | the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. |
| archaeologist | the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. |
| sociologist | an expert in or student of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. |
| customs | the duties levied by a government on imported goods. |
| political scientist | study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. |
| historian | Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records |
| anthropologist | Anthropology is the study of humans, early hominids and primates, such as chimpanzees. Anthropologists study human language, culture |
| primary sorce | came from a soilder or is there note book |
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secondary sorce
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a news paper that was made 2 years later or a book that was writen 5 years later |
| nomadic | A nomad is a person with no settled home, moving from place to place as a way of obtaining food, finding pasture for livestock, or otherwise making a living. |
| paleolithic | Of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning with the earliest chipped stone tools, about 2.4 million years ago |
| neolithic | relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. |
| Mesolithic | relating to or denoting the middle part of the Stone Age, between the Paleolithic and Neolithic. |
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historian
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a person whom studys the historyof angent people |
| chinampa | it is Nahuatl languages |
| civilization | a placewere only one person makes the disitions |
| Mesolithic era | A stage when humans still hunted and fished but used new tools such as bows, arrows, nets and spears. It is also known as the Middle Stone Age. |
| Irrigation | A system used to supply water to land or crops to help them grow. |
| paleolithic era | Early phase of the Stone Age which continued until about 8000 B.C. Hunting and gathering was the way of life. |
| hunting-gathering | a person from along time ago they did not have a percent home ad they falowed animals |
| terracing | make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps. |
| neolithic era | The End of the Neolithic. Towards the end of the Neolithic era, copper metallurgy is introduced, which marks a transition period to the Bronze Age, sometimes referred to as the Chalcolithic or Eneolithic Era. |
| theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. |
| oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
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artifact
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somthing that is old and made in the past by indians or others |
| civilization | where people are allowed to believed in any gods they wont |
| dictatorship | government by a dictator. |
| map chart | a chart that shows a map |
| timeline | a line that gives life parts and that tells about there lifes |
| monarchy | form of government with a monarch at the head. |
| tribal | a member of an aboriginal people of India |
| direct democracy | Ancient Athens, Switzerland, and the United States |
| Functional Region | An area organized around a central area or focal point where people can find resources. |
| Formal Region | An area defined by official boundaries. |
| Perceptual Region | Based on the shared feelings and attitudes of the people who live in the area. |
| Monotheism | The belief that there is only one God. |
| City-State | A type of small independent country. |
| Cradle of Civilization | Places where communities first began to grow around rivers |
| Natural Resources | Something that is found in nature and can be used by people. Some examples include light, air, water, plants, animals, and soil. |
| Fertile Crescent | An area known as the first "Cradle of Civilization". It curves like a quarter-moon shape. The soil was perfect for growing crops because it was near the river. |
| Fertile | Able to help something grow. |
| Canals | A body of water made by humans for boat transportation or for bringing water to crops. |
| Nile River | An African river that is known to be the longest in the world. |
| republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. |
| Hierarchy | A system or organization in which people or groups a placed in order based on status or importance. |
| Class system | A system used in the United States that has an upper, middle, and lower level. Income and education are some of the main factors used to determine status. |
| Caste system | Caste system A system used in Ancient India where social structure is determined by birth. There were four main statuses and one group that was not considered a part of the system (Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras and the Untouchables). |
| Stratification | Placing something into order by groups. |
| Patrimonial | Looking at history through the families of fathers. |
| Matrimonial | Looking at history through the families of mothers. |
| Judaism | A religion that started in Mesopotamia that believed in one God. Abraham and Moses followed the Covenant, or promise, created between God and Jews. |
| Hinduism | One of the world’s oldest religions that started in the Indus Valley. This belief system focuses on dharma (doing respectable things), karma (the law of cause and effect), and Samara (the cycle of reincarnation). |
| Vedas | The most ancient Hindu scriptures that were written in Sanskrit. It is similar to the Bible. |
| Reincarnation | The belief that after you die, you return to earth again as a human or an animal. To stop repeating the cycle, you must be free from all negative desires. |
| Buddhism | Developed by Buddha, the main ideas of Buddhism are the Four Noble Truths, the Eight fold Path, Karma and Reincarnation. |
| Four Noble Truths | Some of Buddha’s teachings that explain suffering in life and how to find solutions. |
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Eight fold Path
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Is also known as the Middle Path or Middle Way in Buddhism. It is the the path to achieve spiritual enlightenment in order solve any type of suffering. It requires a person to always do, say and think the correct things. |
| Karma | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the principle that one's actions determine one's future in this life. |
| Samara | In Hinduism, it is the endless cycle of every soul's birth, death, and rebirth. |
| Nirvana | In both Hinduism and Buddhism, it is a state of harmony, peace, or joy in both thoughts and actions. It is a status these followers work their whole life to achieve. |
| Dynasty | A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family. |
| Mandate of Heaven | The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. |
| Dynastic Cycle | The cycle in Ancient China when a new dynasty, given the Mandate of Heaven, takes charge to unite everyone. Eventually the community begins to have several problems and a new dynasty takes charge. |
| Natural resource | Materials that are found in nature and that can be used by people in many ways. They can be renewable and non-renewable. |
| Human resource | A source of help or support from people who can used for labor and ideas. |
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Capital resource
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Goods made and used to create other goods and services. |
| Renewable resource | A resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally |
| Non-renewable resource | A resource that does not renew itself quickly. |
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Empire
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A group of nations or peoples under one ruler or government. |
| Caravan | A group of people traveling together. |
| Bartering | To trade services or things for other services or things without using money. |
| Catalan Atlas | The most important map of the medieval period which was drawn and written in 1375. Mansa Musa was drawn with a gold crown, nugget and scepter. |
| Mansa Musa | An emperor of the West African Kingdom of Mali. He built Mali into one of the largest empires in the world and made Timbuktu a great African city of trade and learning. |
| Hajj | An annual Islamic journey to Mecca, the most holy city of the Muslims. This trip should be completed at least once in a lifetime. Mansa Musa's hajj, and especially his gold, caught the attention of both the Islamic and Christian worlds. |
| Quran | The Islamic sacred book. It is similar to the Bible in Christianity. It is also spelled Koran. |
| Hijab | The cloth that covers the head, hair, and neck of Muslim women, worn to honor their religion. |
| Mecca | Islam’s holiest city located in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia. It’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith of Islam. |
| Islam | Islam A religion founded by Muhammad. It began in Arabia known as the Middle East. Its holy book is called the Koran or Quran. |
| Muslim | A person who follows the religion of Islam or anything having to do with this system of beliefs. |
| Muhammad | An Arab religious leader and the person who started Islam. |
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Immigrate
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To come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
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Emigrate
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To leave one country or region in order to settle in another. |
| Bantu migration | The Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from Western Africa spreading out across all of the southern half of the African continent. |
| Caliph | A spiritual and political leader in some Muslim countries. |
| Caliphate | The area of land or time period that is ruled by caliph. |
| Historical Perspective | The idea that people have different ways of thinking about things that happened in the past. When describing history, it is known and told from biases of a person’s beliefs, ideas and experiences. |
| Peninsula | A piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. |
| Archipelago | A group of islands. |
| Machu Picchu | This city was built as the royal estate for the ninth Inca King, Parachutist. It is sometimes called the "lost city" because the Spanish never discovered the city when they conquered the Inca. |
| Hernan Cortes | A Spanish conquistador heard of Christopher Columbus' discoveries in the new world. He wanted to travel, see new lands, and make his fortune and fame. He and his men landed in Mexico with 11 ships, around 500 men, some horses, and some cannon. |
| Francisco Pizarro | A Spanish conquistador who had heard rumors of a land in South America that was full of gold and other treasures. He wanted to explore the land. He landed on the coast of South America. He established the first Spanish settlement in Peru. |
| Yucatan Peninsula | An area in southeastern Mexico where some of the Maya civilization developed. |
| Olympics | The Olympic Games were held in Olympia, hence the name Olympics. They were held there because the gods lived on Mount Olympus and the games were in honor of the king of the gods, Zeus. Athletes would travel to Olympia from many different Greek city-states and sometimes from far away Greek colonies to compete. Women were not allowed to participate. The winners received money food and prizes from theirs hometowns. |
| Zeus | Zeus was the king of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus. Zeus was the most powerful of the Greek gods and had a number of powers. |
| Oracle | Special places where Greeks asked gods and goddesses about their future. The message would come in a riddle that people had to figure out. |
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