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