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Thracians
in spring festivals and rituals, the Thracians worshipped Dionysus, the go of fertility |
the peple that live in thrace
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thespis
about 75 years later, a man named Thespis added an actor who interacted time. |
a greek actor
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dithyramb
they used a rhythmic, chanting form of speech known as dythyramb. |
a chant
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theatrical
this theatrical form enabled the playwrights to teach lessons to the audience about how to live properly |
relating to the theater
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protagonist
the main character(known as the protaganist)is faced with difficult decisions |
the main charactor in a play
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morality
tragedies were written as a sort of morality play |
whether an act is right or wrong
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Dionysus
greek god of fertility |
greek god
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visible
whitch helped make the actors visible. |
can be seen
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accommodate
built large to accommodate this increasungly popular pastime |
to make room for
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interact
thespis added an actor who interacted with the chores. |
to talk with someone
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navigater
it became a sort of handbook for merchants and navigaters |
aperson whose directs the course of a ship
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voyage
(heading) voyages to china |
a trip, usually by ship
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skepticism
(heading) skepticism |
dout or unbeief
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diplomatic
Marco was sent on diplomatic missions all over the empire |
pertaining to relationships between nations
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extensively
his father and uncle have already been trading extensivelt with middle eastern countries |
large in amount
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rustichello
in prison, he met Rustichello, a relatively famous writter of romances and tales of chivalry. |
a famous writer
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porcelain
they traded silk, porcelain, and other exotic goodsover the silk road |
a fine, white ceramic material
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Mongolian
he allowed thatm to accompany a mongolian princess |
pertaining to mongolia or its people
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venice
Marco Polo was released from prison and returned to venice |
a city in italy
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marco polo
as popularity of marco polos book grew |
a 13th century traveler and storyteller
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religion
religious relidiously |
a set of beliefs or moral principles
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compete
competition competitive |
to strive against others to win
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politics
political politically |
actvities related to the gornment
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tragedy
tragic tragically |
a play with a sed ending
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comedy
comedic comedian |
a play that is funny
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establish
establishment established |
to set up permanently
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converse
conversation converstaional |
to talk together
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describe
description descriptively |
to tell about
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respect
respectful respectfully |
admiration of someone or something
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inform
information informant |
to tell
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international
although crminals still sail on the high seas, international laws, trade regulations,and naval patrols ensure that ... |
concerning two or more countries
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jurisdiction
it occers outside the jurisdiction |
territory ruled by a government
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engagement
not in the book |
an encounter, conflict, or battle
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regulation
most pirates didnt have regulations |
a rule or law
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nutrition
which didn't give them much nutrition |
the prosses by which th body takes in and uses food
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plunder
these sailors plundered ships from all nations strictly for their privates gain |
to make things by force
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buccaneer
(head line) buccaneer |
a pirate who attacked spanish ships
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privateer
(heading) privateer |
a crew member of a pivately owned ship who attaks enemies on behalf of a government
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circumnavigate
sir francis drake, famous for being the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, was a priveteer for england |
to sail completely around the earth
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romaticize
books and movies like peter pan and treasure island have romanticized them |
to make romantic
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inspire
inspiration inspirational |
to influence :to fill with courage
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class
classify classification |
a grouping of things together that are alike
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theory
theoretical theortically |
an idea or explains an event
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adventure
adventurous adventuresome |
a thrilling or exciting experiance
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democracy
democratic deocratically |
a government run by the people
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MERCANTILISM
initially, the expansion of the british empire was based on mercantilism |
an economic system developed in france and britian that stressed government control of the economy and trade
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territories
many of their territories turned out to be rich in valuable |
any large aera of land
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possesion
britain's possesions dwindled. |
a territory that is under the rule of a foreign country
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culminate
this decline of a great empire culminated with the return of hongkong to china in 1997 |
to reach the final point
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INDEPENDENCE
but in other cases, the colonists fought for independent as they did in america and india |
the state of not being ruled by another coutry
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individual
the primary reason is that the individual territories got tired of being under british rule |
single and distinct
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mercantile
heading |
relating to merchants
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prevalent
british culture was prevalent throughout the world |
widespread
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deposit
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a natural layer of minerals in the earth
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autonomy
the british government granted that autonomy |
independence or freedum
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value
valuable invaluable |
usefulness or importance
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inhabit
inhabitant inhabitable |
to live in an area
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imperial
imperialism imperialist |
relating to an empire
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expand
expansion expansive |
to make larger
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colony
colonize colonization |
a territory under the rule of anouther country
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compassion
Mohanddas gandi is known throughout the world for his compassion. |
sympathy for and a desire to help suffering people
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inferior
south Aferica whites considered the indians inferior just beacuse they were indian |
lower in rank or importance
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compartment
but when he sat down in the compartment, a white passenger complained about the presence of a dark-skined man in first class. |
an enclosed space, such as a room on a train
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passangers
but when he sat down in the compartment, a white passenger complained about the presence of a dark-skined man in first class. |
people who travel in a vehicle
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incident
these incidens awoke gandhi's awareness to the terrible racial injustice being done in south aferica. |
an event
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justice
injustice justification |
fairness
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conduct
conductor conductible |
to lead or guide
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prosecute
prosecution prosecutor |
to carry out a legal action against a person in a court of law
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equal
equality inequality |
the same as
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dedicate
dediction dedicator |
to devote oneself to a purpose or person
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sybil ludington
but few people have heard of 16-year-old sybil ludington. |
a 16-year-old who warned neighbors
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susanna boiling
susanna boiling a teenager, crossed a river alone one night to inform general Lafayette of an attack the british were planning |
a teenager who crossed a river alone
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lydia barrington darragh:
a 48-year-old woman who had 9 children, spied ona meeting of british commanders |
a woman who warned george washington
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anne kennedy:
a woman from south carolina organized an attak against british forces that were attempting to take her home and crops. |
a woman who organized an attack
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margaret warne:
was a phsician from new jersey. |
a woman doctor who didn't charge a fee to patients
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independence
independently independent |
no controlled by others
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colony
colonial colonist |
territory under the control of another country
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produce
product production |
to make
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participate
participated participation |
to take part in an activity
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revolt
revolution revolutionary |
to break away from or rise up against an authority
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the senate
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the upper house of the u.s. congress that has two people from each state
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senators
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members of the u.s. senate
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supreme court
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the hightest court in the us
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justices
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the supreme court judges
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agencies
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government offices that help run things
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system
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a set of beleifs, facts, rules, and laws
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notifying
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letting someone know about somthing
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democracy
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a government ruled by the people, even if through representation
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comprise
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to include or consist of
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population
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th number of people living in an area
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ledgislate
legislative legislation |
to make a law
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execute
execution executive |
to carry out; to accomplish
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judge
juditial judciary |
someone who hears and decides cases in a court of law
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govern
government governor |
to rule by right of authority
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represent
representative representation |
to serve as the speaker for others
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guarantee
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to promose that something will happen
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aliens
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people who are not citizens of the counrty in which they are living
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privleges
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special rights
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society
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aa group of people
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allegiance
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loyalty to a government
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automatically
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done without a person's control
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citizen
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a person born in a country or one who chooses to become a member of a country by law
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citizenship
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the state of having the rights and duties of a citizen
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opportunity
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a good chance to advance oneself
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territory
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a part of the United states the does not have the status of a state
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natural
naturalization naturalized |
belonging to from birth
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immigrate
immigrats immigration |
to enter a country in which one was not born in order to make a home
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responsible
responsibility responsibilities |
having a job or duty
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appLy
applicant application |
to make an application or request for a position or job
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volunteer
voluntar voluntarily |
to do something of one's wn free will
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