7Th Grade Social Studies Final Vocabulary

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indus river

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river that emptys into arabian sea

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ganges river

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river in northern india that runs south of the himalayas and into the indian ocean

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monsoons

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strong wind that blows in one direction in winter and the opposite in summer

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subcontinent

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large landmass that is part of a continent but distinct from it

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himalayas

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highest mountain range in the world in southern asia

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hinduism

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religion of india that stresses that one main force connects all of life

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caste system

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social system in which a persons place is determined by rank of the family into which they are born

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reincarnation

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belif that people move in constant cycle of life death and rebirth

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dharma

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laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member

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beddhism

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religion founded by siddhartha gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering

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monk

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man who devotes his life to a religious group

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karma

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end result of a persons good and bad acts which determines their rebirth

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four noble truths

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principles that rule life behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering

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eightfold path

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basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of sufering

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middle way

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way of life niether to strict nor to easy

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siddhartha gautama

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known as the buddha (enlightened one) started buddhism

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sanskrit

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written language developed by the aryans

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guru

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religius teacher and spiritaul guide

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nirvana

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state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth

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theocracy

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government rule from by religiuos leaders

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dynasty

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long line of rulers from the same family

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stupas

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buddhist shrine shaped like mound or dome

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pilgrim

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person who travels for religious reasons

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aryans

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people from cenrtal south asia who conqered harappans and developed the caste systme and saskrit

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brahman

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in hinduism universal spirit from which all gods and goddesses are difrent parts

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penisula

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body of land with wateron three sides

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colonies

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settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its home land

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polis

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early greek city state made up of a city and the surounding country side and run like an independent country

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acropolis

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large hill where people sought shelter and safty in times of war and met to discuss community ideas

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agora

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open area that served as a market and meeting place

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jury

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group of citizens chosen to hear evedence and make a desision in a court of law

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citizen

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person with rights and resonsibiltys in their community or country in ancient greece only males could be citizens

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assembly

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law making body of government made up of a group of citizens

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tyrant

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person who takes power by force and rules with absolute power and authority (tyranny)

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oligrchy

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govenment in wich a few elite people rule olig means few archy means rulership

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democracy

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government in wich all citizens share in the runing of the government the 1st was in athens greece demo means people cracy means power

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monarchy

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government ruled by a king or queen mono means 1 archy means rulership

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city-state

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independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages

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sparta

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largest of the ancient greece city states

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athens

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city state in acient greece which developedinto a democracy most powerful of the city states 1st olympics

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helots

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person who was conqered and enslaved by the spartans

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persia

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area which is now southwestern iran

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satrapies

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20 states into which darius divided the persain empire

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satrap

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official who ruled a state in the persian empire under darius

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zoroastrianism

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persian religion taght that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong and that goodness would win in the end monotheistic

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direct democracy

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system of government in which all people gather and make decisions on governmental matters

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representive democracy

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system of government in which people elect others to speak for them on governmental matters

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pericles

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great athenian generaland states man expanded democracy by allowiong lower class male citizens to run for political office

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myths

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traditional story describing gods or heroes or exspaining natrual events

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mount olympus

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highest mountain in greece in greek myths believed to be home to the 12 most important gods and godesses

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oracle

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sacred shrine here a priest spoke for a god

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delphi

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ancient greek city and site of the oracle at the temple of apollo

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epics

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long poemthat tells about legendary or heroic deeds

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homer

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greek poet and auther of the epics the iliad anf the odyssey

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aesop

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greek slave known for his fables

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fable

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short tale that teaches a lesson

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drama

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story told by actors who pretended to be characters in he story

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tragedy

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form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end

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comedy

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form of drama in which the story has a happy ending

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sophocles

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greek general wrighter of tragedies

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euripides

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greek play wright known for his tragedies that uestioned traditional thinking

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philosophy

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study of the nature and meaning of life

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philosophers

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thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life

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macedonia

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powerful kingdom north of greece and ruled by philip the second

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philp the second

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king of macedonia conquered greek city states and controlled greece in 388 B.C. wanted to exspand his empire but was murdered

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alexadri

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large city in egypt built by alexander the great one of the most important cities of the ancient world center of business and trade

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alexander the great

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general and son of philip the second continued his fathers plan and expanded greek/macedonian rule across 3 continents

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legacy

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what a person leaves behind when they die

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hellenistic era

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period of time when greek ideas and language spread to nn greek peoples of the south west asia

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epicranism

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philosophy that tought that happiness through the pursuit of pleaser was the goal in life

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stoicism

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philosophy that taght that happiness came not from following emotions but from following reason and doing ones duty

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jerusalem

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capital of kingdom of israel

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judaea

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judah 1 of 2 kingdoms of israel

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messiah

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deliverer sent by God

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jesus

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jew who preached values of love and forgiveness perfomed many miricales and wanted people to turn away from bad deeds crucified and rose from the dead christianity founded on his ideas

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nazareth

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HOME OF JESUS

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galilee

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region north of judaea where jesus preached his ideas

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disciples

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close followers of jesus

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parablees

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storey that used events from every day lif to express spiritual ideas

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resurrection

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act of rising from the dead

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apostles

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early christian leader who helped set up churches and spread the message of jesus

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peter

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1 of 12 disciples early in christianity and founder of the catholic church

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paul

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persecuted christians but later converted to christianityspread the word of jesusto non-jews

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salvation

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act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven

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persecute

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to mistreat a person because of ther beliefs

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martyrs

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person willing to die rather than giving up thier beliefs

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constantine

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general who became emperor after diocletian 1st christian emperor stopped persecution of christians moved capital from rome to constantinople

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saints

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christian holy person

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regent

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person who acts as a temporary ruler

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christianity

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religion based on teachings of jesus as recorded in th new testament

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justinian

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emperor of byzantone empire wanted to reunite the roman empire