Unit 1
An explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it
Argument
An event that leads to lasting change
Turning Point
To bring together as a single unit
Unify
Arrange and set down in writing
Codify
A widespread disease
Epidemic
The person or group of people for whom a message is intended
Audience
The language, ideas, inventions, and art of a particular group of people
Culture
An outstanding thing done successfully typically by effort, courage, or skill
Achievement
To bring together as one
Unify
The area in the Middle East between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea where holy sites important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are located.
Holy Land
Person or group who created a source
Author
Groupings of people in a society usually based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, or other factors
Social Classes
A set of ideas and practices that help explain the origins of life, what happens after people die, and how to live a good life (note: all religions are belief systems, but not all belief systems are religions)
Belief System
Non-religious; Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
Secular
A person who follows Christianity
Christian
Information that can be used for a specific purpose
Evidence
Relating to a city
Urban
To exchange something for something else
Trade
Going in different directions
Divergent
Religiously important
Holy
An account of the past constructed from evidence
History
Plants grown on a farm
Crops
A series of rulers from the same family or group
Dynasty
The dependence of two or more people or things on each other
Interdependence
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
Plague