Chapter 6 Social Studies Gr 6 And 7

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oracle

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in ancient Greece a sacred site used consult a god or priest who spoke for the gods

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philosopher

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someone who used reason to understand the world

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tragedy

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a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character

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penninsula

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an area of land nearly surronded by water

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epic

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a long poem that tells a story

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aristocrat

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member of a rich and powerful family

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tyrant

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a ruler who takes power by force

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tribute

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a payment made by a less powerful state to a more powerful one.

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acropolis

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a high, rocky hill where early people built cities (fortified)

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barbarian

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a person who belongs to a group that others consider wild, uncivilized

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plague

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widespread disease

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slavery

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a condition of being owned by and forced to work for someone else

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assassinate

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to murder for political reasons

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hellenistic

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describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including 3 main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire

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characteristic of living thing

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react to stimuli( sense and respond to change)

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characteristic of living thing

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grow and develop

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charactristic of living thing

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have cells

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characteristic of living thing

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have organic molecules(DNA)

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characteristic of living thing

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they reproduce

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characteristic of living thing

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Use energy

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cell

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basic unit of all living things on Earth

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change in an organism's environment which affects the organism's behavior

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homeostasis

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homeostasis

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the maintenance of a stable internal environment

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homeostastis

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sweat when hot, shiver when cold

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heredity

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the transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring

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metabolism

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the total of all chemical activities in an organism

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needed for survival

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water

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needed for survival

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air/ oxygen

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needed for survival

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food

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needed for survival

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shelter

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organismg get food from

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producing

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organisms get food from

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consuming

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organisims get food from

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decomposing

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photosynthesis

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process by which plants make their own food

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atoms join together to form

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molecules

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different kinds of atoms are called

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elements

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decomposing

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get nutrients by breaking down dead or decomposing matter

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organic molecule in living things

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protein

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organic molecule in living things

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lipids

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organic molecule in living things

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nuclecic acids

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organic molecules in living things

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carbohydrates

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proteins

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break down food to supply amino acids

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carbohydrates

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stores energy for cells

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oldest, most numerous,most simple, most widespread form of life

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bacteria

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carbohydrates

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stores energy for cells

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lipids

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store energy and form cell membranes

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nuclecic acids

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contain all information needed for cell to make proteins

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proteins are made up of

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amino acids

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nuclecic acids are made up of

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nucleotides

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Puropse of ATP

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fuels cell and gives it energy

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nuclecic acid eg:

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DNA

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proteins eg:

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red blood cells

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lipids eg:

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fats and oils

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carbohydrates eg:

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sugars and fruits

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oldest, most numerous,most simple, most widespread form of life

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bacteria