Vocabulary 19-20
Ancient Greece Vocabulary
Ancient India Vocabulary List
Moksha liberation from reincarnation
Reincarnation rebirth of a soul in a new body
Karma in Hinduism, the effect of a person's actions in this
and previous lives
Nirvana a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
Guru thinker or teacher
Enlightenment in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom
Veda collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by
the Aryans of ancient India
Subcontinent a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of
the continent
Monsoon seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian
subcontinent during parts of the year
dharma a person's duty or what is right for him or her
Caste fixed social class into which a person is born
Granary special building used to hold grain
Ancient Egypt Vocabulary
1. Afterlife- Life after death
2. Cataract- Steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river.
3. Deity- Line of rulers from the same family
4. Delta- Area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river.
5. Dynasty- god or goddess
6. Embalming- Process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person’s body after death.
7. Hieroglyphics- System of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
8. Mummy- Body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen.
9. Papyrus- Reed plant of the Nile Valley, used to make a form of paper.
10. Pharaoh- All-powerful king in ancient Egypt
11. Pyramid- Huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a tomb
Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
Irrigation To supply water or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
Trade Exchange of goods and services in a market
Surplus Extra
Barter Trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
Scarcity Having a limited quantity of resources to meet unlimited wants
Civilization Complex society that has cities, a well-organized government and workers with
specialized job skills.
City-State Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
Ziggurat Brick pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple
Polytheism Worship of many gods or deities
Monotheism Belief in a single god
Cuneiform Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for
ideas and things
Early Humans Vocabulary
- Paleolithic- earliest period of the Stone Age
- Neolithic- latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC
- Agriculture- practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
- Archaeology- the of study human life in the past by examining the things they left behind.
- Artifacts- object made by a human being
- Nomad- person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
- Hunter gatherer- person who lives by hunting animals and gathering
- Migration- movement of people from one place to another
- Domesticate- change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans
- specialization-the development of different kinds of jobs