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horizon
the line where the sky meets the earth
landmark
any fixed object used to mark the boundry of a piece of land
scale
the size of a plan, map, drawing, or model compared with what it represents
direction
a course along which something moves
civilizition
the ways of living of a people or nation
absolute rule
complete control
pharaoh
the title given to the kings of ancient Egypt
empire
a group of nations or states under one ruler or government
city-state
a state made up of an independent city and the territory directly controlled by it, as in ancient Greece
citizens
a person who by birth or choice is a member of a nation
democracy
a government that is run by the people who live under it
barbarians
a member of a primitive, uncivilized people
forward
onward; ahead
aft
at or toward the rear of a ship, boat, or aircraft
hull
the body or frame of a ship
keel
the main timber or steel piece that extends the whole length of the bottom of a ship or boat
prow
the pointed front part of a ship or boat; bow
helm
a handle or wheel by which a ship is steered
oar
a long pole with a broad, flat end, used in rowing
inquisitive
inclined to ask many questions, curious
observation
a noting and recording of facts, as for research
problem
a question; diffcult question
investigate
to search into; examine closely
discovery
a finding out; seeing or learning of something for the first time
island
a body of land surrounded by water
peninsula
a piece of land almost surrounded by water
delta
a deposit of earth and sand that collects at the mouth of some rivers and is usually three-sided
bay
a part of a sea or lake extenting into the land
strait
a narrow channel connecting two large bodies of water
sea
the great body of salt water that covers almost 3/4 of the earths surface; the ocean
circumference
the distance around a circle
radius
any line going straight from the center to the outside of a circle or a sphere
diameter
a straight line that goes from one side through the center or a circle or sphere to the other side
sphere
a round solid object
hemisphere
a half of a sphere or globe-
gnomonic
sundial
volume
the amount of space anything contains
concave lens
a glass that is curved in like the inside of a circle or sphere
buoyancy
the ability or tendency to float or rise in liquid or air
universal law
A rule that applies everwhere
emperor
a man who is the ruler of an empire
republic
a government in which the citizens elect representatives to manage the government
chart
a map used by sailors to show the coasts, rocks, and shallow places of the sea; the course of the ship is marked on the chart
continent
one of seven great masses of land on the earth
equator
an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, half way between the North Pole and the South Pole
circumnavigate
to go around
Hippocrates
Father of Modern Medicine
Wrote the Hippocratic Oath;
tried to separtae myth form medicine --Greek--
Aristarchus
theory that the earth rotates and revolves around the sun; proved we live in sun centered universe; astronomer --Greek--
Hanno
explored the west coast of Africa to present day Sierra Leone; Sailed through the Pillars of Hercules (Straight of Gibaltar) to the Atlantic Ocean --Carthaginian--
Euclid
Discovered basic principles of geometry and wrote "The Element" His ideas of geometry are still used today. --Greek--
Aristotle
Father of Biology
Developed a system for classifying and comparing organisms. Studied math, astronomy, and medicine. taught that the earth was the center of the universe
Pytheas
explored the western coast of Europe to the Baltic Sea;
He was a merchant, explorer, scientist, astronomer, and anthropogist. First to suggest the moon caused the tides. --Greek--
Eratosthenes
measured the circumference of the earth with geometry; devised a system of latitude and longitude; worked with prime numbers and developed the "Seive of Eratosethenes"
--Greek--
Archimedes
through experiments , he discovered information about volume, buoyancy, and simple machines; greatest mathematicians of his time; --Greek--