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dorrific12 on October 11, 2007
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all of the terms and questions
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7th Grade Kadima Heschel West Group
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Malay | English |
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| anthropology |  the study of humans and human culture |
| aqueducts | a structure designed to bring fresh water into a city or town |
| archaeology | the recovery and study of physical evidence from the past |
| artifact | a human-made object |
| Augustus | the first emperor of Rome, who ruled from 27 BC to AD 14 and greatly expanded the size and influence of Rome. August is named after him, and July is named after his father Julius |
| Byzintine Empire | the Eastern Roman Empire, which was ruled from Constantinople and from the 4th century to the 15th century |
| caliph | a ruler of the Muslim community, viewed as a succesor of Muhammed |
| cartography | the skills and methods used in the making of maps |
| Central America | the group of contries in between North and South America |
| Christianiy | a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus |
| clans | a group of people related by blood or marriage |
| climate | a weather pattern in a place for a long period of time |
| Clovis | a leader of the Franks, who conquered the Roman province of Gaul in AD 486 and later established a large and powerful Frankish kingdom |
| Constantine | the Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, who ended the persecution of chtistions and moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium (later known as Constantinople) |
| Damascus | the capital of the great empire the Umayyads built |
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| empire | a group of different cultures or territories led by a single all-powerful ruler |
| equator | an imaginary line that splits the Earth horizontaly |
| hemisphere | either of two equal halves of Earth, as marked by the equator or prime meridian |
| Hijrah | the move of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the city of Yathrib in AD 622 |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad |
| Justinian | the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire from AD 527 to 565, who ruled with his wife, Theodora, and reconquered lost land for the empire |
| landmass | a large body of land |
| latitude | a measure of distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | a measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| Mecca | a busy economic and religous center where Muhammad was born |
| Medina | a city where Muhammad had success in making people convert |
| mosaic | a picture made out of many small colored tiles or pieces of glass |
| mosque | a building for Muslim worship, designed to face the city of Mecca |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place rather than settling permanatley |
| oasis | a fertile area in the midst of a desert |
| oral history | an unwritten verbal account of events, such as a story that is passed down from generation to generation |
| orthodox | relating to the christian church that developed in the Byzantine Empire and is not under the authority of the pope |
| Punic Wars | 3 wars fought by Rome and Carthage |
| Qur'an | islams holy book |
| republic | a form of government in which power rests with the citizens, who vote in order to elect leaders. |
| Roman Catholic | relating to the christian church that developed in the Byzantine empire and is under the authority of the pope |
| schism of 1054 | the official split of the roman catholic and orthodox churches |
| stoicism | a greek philosophy that stressed the importance of virtue, duty, and endurance and was especially influencial in ancient rome. |
| Sunnah | muhammads words of deeds, which serve muslims as a guide for proper living |
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