~SS Vocab~
What is the meaning of Chivalry?
The moral code of conduct for knights
What is the meaning of Rock
A naturally occurring solid mixture of 1 or more minerals?
What were the names of the 2 periods of time in the Medieval Times?
The Dark Ages and Middle Ages
Name all 3 types of volcanoes from least powerful to most powerful.
Sheild volcano, Cinder Cone volcano, and Stratsovolcano
Who was the queen/goddess of the greek gods?
Hera
What is the meaning of Investiture?
The act of installing someone in an office
What is the meaning of Composition?
The chemical makeup of a rock
Who was the king of the Franks?
Charlemagne
How do earthquakes form?
The tectonic plates drift and move enough to cause the Earth's crust to fracture and creat faults and folds
Who was the god/goddess of craftsmen and metalworking?
Hephaestus
What is the meaning of Feudalism?
The type of government in the Middle Ages
What is the meaning of Deformation
the bending and breaking of Earth's crust
What were the names of the 2 poems that we learned about?
The Song of Roland and The Beoaful: Hero and Epic
What can earthquakes cause?
Volcanoes, landslides, and fires
Who was the god/goddess of vegetation, theater, and ecstasy?
Dionysus
What is the meaning of Quadrivium?
A course of study in athermic, geometry, astronomy, and music
What is Tension?
Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze and object
Who was the founder of Greenland?
Eric the Red
What is the name of the scientist who studies earthquakes?
Geologist
Who was the god/goddess of corage?
Ares
What is the meaning of Steppe?
dry, level grass with few to no trees
What is a Geologic Column?
An ordered arrangement of rock layers that is based on the relative ages of the rocks, with the oldest rock at the bottom of the column
What was the name of the King who missed his supper but not the lesson?
King Alfred
Explain the transform boundary.
areas where 2 tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
Who was the god/goddess of agriculture, gain, and fertility?
Demeter