vocab test 1
what is a title
a part of a map what describes what your map shows
what is a Hypothesis
A prediction or educated guess that can be tested or studied
what does Artisan mean
A skilled worker who creates items by hand
what does the Book of the Dead mean
A book filled with spells and advice to help people
what does Dynasty mean
One family ruling over a place for a long time
what is a key
a part of a map that shows what symbols or colors mean on that map
what Is a Hominin
An early ancestor of humans
what does Merchant mean
A person who makes money by selling and trading goods
what does Noble mean
A person born into a high status or high power family
what does
Oracle Bone mean
A piece of bone heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice form ancestors
what is a scale
a part of a map that shows how distances on the map are related to actual distances.
what does Migrate mean
To move from one area to another
what does Cuneiform mean
A system of writing used in Mesopotamia. Possibly the
world’s oldest written language
what does Peasant mean
A person who does farmwork for a wealthy landowner
what does Legalism mean
A Chinese philosophy that focuses on strict obedience to laws
what are lines of longitude
imaginary lines that run vertically around the planet showing distances from the prime meridian
what is the Paleolithic Era
The “Old Stone Age,” A time of hunter/gatherers
what does Vegetation mean
The plants of a place
what does Treaty mean
A written agreement of peace between 2 or more people
what does Confucianism mean
A Chinese philosophy that focuses on proper behavior to create a
peaceful society
what are lines of latitude
imaginary lines that run horizontally around the planet, showing distance from
the equator
what is the Neolithic Era
The “New Stone Age,” A time of farming and permanent
what does Siege Warfare mean
A war tactic where an army camps out near a city and
what does Ramses II mean
(Ramses the Great) - An ancient pharaoh who was a skilled
what does Daoism mean
A Chinese philosophy that focuses on living in harmony with nature