50 Terms for 10th Grade World History
Spalding Public School
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| 501150974 | Prehistory | before history was recorded | |
| 501150975 | Archaeology | study of ancient people and places | |
| 593146447 | Anthropology | study of past people and their actions | |
| 593146448 | Artifacts | ancient items left behind | |
| 593146449 | Nomad | someone who moves around following their food source | |
| 593146450 | Domestication | the taming of animals for usage by humans | |
| 593146451 | Artisan | craftsperson who makes goods | |
| 593146452 | Culture | a person or group's way of life | |
| 593146453 | Civilization | culture in which large numbers of people share common elements such as social structure, religion, and art | |
| 593146454 | Monarch | king or queen | |
| 593146455 | patriarchal | when culture is based around the male | |
| 593146456 | polytheism | belief in many gods | |
| 593146457 | dynasty | when being a ruler of a country runs within a family for a long period of time | |
| 593146458 | pharaoh | ruler of ancient Egypt | |
| 593146459 | theocracy | government based on religion | |
| 593146460 | mummification | process of preserving a body | |
| 593146461 | hieroglyphics | writing of ancient Egypt based on pictures | |
| 593146462 | monotheism | belief in one god | |
| 593146463 | monsoon | wind patterns that bring large amounts of rain to India | |
| 593146464 | caste system | social system in India that categorizes people into high, middle, low, or untouchable statuses | |
| 593146465 | Hinduism | major religion of India that promotes the seek the ultimate reality with Brahman | |
| 593146466 | Buddhism | religion created by Siddhartha Gautama that seeks to unite oneself with the Great World Soul | |
| 593146467 | Silk road | main trade route between Europe, the Middle East, and China | |
| 593146468 | Pilgrims | people who make a journey for a religious reason | |
| 593146469 | Peasant | a poor farmer of low social status that generally rents land from an owner | |
| 593146470 | Confucianism | system of ideas intended to restore order to a society that was in a state of confusion | |
| 593146471 | Regime | the government in power | |
| 593146472 | Epic poem | long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero | |
| 593146473 | Polis | Greek city-state | |
| 593146474 | Acropolis | top of a hill in ancient Greece which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings | |
| 593146475 | Agora | open area that served as a gathering place and market in ancient Greece | |
| 593146476 | plague | an epidemic disease | |
| 593146477 | theology | the study of religion | |
| 593146478 | stalemate | when neither side is able to reach a conclusion | |
| 593146479 | tragedies | form of drama that tells of a conflict where the main character is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow | |
| 593146480 | philosophy | organized system of thought | |
| 593146481 | Great Schism | split in the Catholic Church during which there was a pope in Rome and a pope in Avignon (France) | |
| 593146482 | Plato | a student of Socrates who was considered the greatest philosopher of Western civilization | |
| 593146483 | Masterpiece | piece created by a student who desired to be a professional; allowed the members to judge whether the student was qualified to be considered a professional | |
| 593146484 | Patricians | the upper class in Roman society | |
| 593146485 | plebeians | the lower class in Roman society | |
| 593146486 | triumvirate | a government where three people have equal power | |
| 593146487 | dictator | an absolute ruler | |
| 593146488 | cartographer | person who makes maps | |
| 593146489 | geographic information system | technology that helps geographers study the earth | |
| 593146490 | latitude | lines of the earth running east to west | |
| 593146491 | longitude | lines of the earth running north to south | |
| 593146492 | absolute location | the exact location of a place | |
| 593146493 | gladiator | criminal or prisoner of war forced to fight animals or other humans in Roman amphitheaters | |
| 593146494 | black death | a form of bubonic plague that killed millions in early Europe |
