S.S Vocab 2

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Eruin Garcia-Hernandez
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Place Human and physical characteristics of a location.
Migrate To move from one region or habitat to another
Movement changing physical location or position
Push Factors Reasons people move away from their homes
Pull Factors Reasons people want to move to a new location
Relative Location Describing a place in relationship to other places
Absolute Location Describing an exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude.
Mr.Help The five themes of geography (movement, region, human-environment interaction, location place)
Region an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
Symbols Characters, letters, or graphics on a map that represent an object in the real world.
Legend or Key A visual explanation of the symbols used on the map
Labels A word or short phrase to describe something on a map
compass A tool used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west).
Latitude Horizontal mapping lines measuring North to South.
Longitude Vertical mapping lines measuring West to East.
Title A clearly visible part of the map that explains the information you will find. It will also tell the location and purpose.
Geography Geography is the study of the earth, its land, its people, and its environments.
Archaeologist Studies artifacts made and used by ancient cultures.
Sociologist Studies how people within a culture get along with another.
Anthropologist Studies customs of a group of people.
Customs A tradition or behavior people do regularly.
Political Scientist Studies laws and government of a culture.
Historian Studies the written records of different cultures.
Primary Source Different kinds of records and artifacts based on first person accounts.
Secondary Source Things or information created by using original sources.
Paleolithic Early phase of the Stone Age which continued until about 8000 B.C. Hunting and gathering was the way of life.
Mesolithic 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.
Neolithic Humans stopped being hunter gatherers and settled down to create crops, tame animals and improve tools. This time was the last part of the stone age.
Nomadic A way of life with no permanent home. These people were wandering from place to place for resources.
Irrigation A system used to supply water to land or crops to help them grow.
Terracing Cutting flat areas out of a hilly or mountainous landscape in order to grow crops.
Chinampa Method of farming that used small, rectangular islands that were created on lakes to grow crops.
Hunting-gathering Surviving by hunting wild animals, fishing, and gathering wild fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables.
Civilization How society organizes and grows into a more advanced way of life. Cities Government Religions Social Structure Writing Art
Polytheistic The belief of many Gods.
Ziggurat A stone temple where early people thought Gods lived.
Monarchy A government ruled by a monarch such as a king or queen.
Theocracy A government ruled by a priest.
Oligarchy A small group of people are in charge of the government.
Autocracy A government where one person has all of the power.
Anarchy A society where no one is in charge and there is complete freedom.
Cuneiform A type of picture writing on clay tablets that was used for information and records.
Mesopotamia A Greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates which flow through modern Iraq.
Direct democracy People decide on laws without someone to represent them.
Indirect democracy (republic) System of government in which the people control the government through officials they have elected. Most democracies are setup this way.
Dictatorship A government that is setup with a single leader who has complete control over all decisions.
Tribal Government Tribes have the power to govern themselves.
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.
Artifact An object made by a human being.
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.
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 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 (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras and the Untouchables).
Stratification Placing something into order by groups.
Patrilineal Looking at history through the families of fathers.
Matrilineal 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), kharma (the law of cause and effect), and samsara (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 Eightfold Path, Karma and Reincarnation.
Four Noble Truths Some of Buddha’s teachings that explain suffering in life and how to find solutions.
Eightfold Path 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.
Samsara 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 family, given the Mandate of Heaven, takes charge to unite everyone. Eventually the community begins to have several problems and a new family 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 Any source of help or support from people who can used for labor and ideas.They can used to do some type of job, complete a task, or create ideas.
Capital resource 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.
Empire 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.
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