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6th Grade Final Exam Study Guide-Social Studies
Geography terms, government terms and Chap. 2-9
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05/27/2011

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Equator
Definition
imaginary line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, 0〫latitude
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international date line
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an imaginary line that on one side is earlier than the other
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Tropic of Cancer
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the circle on the earth when on the Summer Solstice, is where the sun is directly above, 23〫N
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topography
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the description of an area's physical features
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latitude and longitude
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the coordinates on the earth where places can be located
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Prime Meridian
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imaginary line that divides the world into the Western and Eastern Hemisphere, 0〫longitude
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Arctic Circle
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a major circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere, 66〫N
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Tropic of Capricorn
Definition
The circle on the earth when on the Winter Solstice, is where the sun is directly above, 23〫S
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contour line
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a line that shows a certain elevation in cartography
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delta
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a triangular area formed by deposits at the mouth of a river
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socialism
Definition
a form of government where everyone is equal
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nationalism
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loyalty and devotion to a nation and thinking that your nation is the best
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communism
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a form of government where there the government controls all production
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capitalism
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a government where production is privately owned
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aqueducts
Definition
a stone water pipe that brought drinking water from wells and springs to people
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literacy
Definition
being able to read
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barbarians
Definition
people who speak a different language
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empire
Definition
a political unit with a lot of territory
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pilgrimage
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a religious journey
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mosque
Definition
Muslim house of worship
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Muhammad
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the founder of Islam
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Muslim
Definition
a believer in Islam
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monotheism
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the belief in one God
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nomad
Definition
a wandering person
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Islam
Definition
submission to Allah
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polytheism
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the belief in more than one god
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Koran
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the written record of God's words
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Mecca
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the holy city of Islam
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empire
Definition
a political unit with a lot of territory
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Cordoba
Definition
the capital of the Ummayad Empire
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faction
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a small rebelling group in minority with a disagreement with a larger group
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Umayyad
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a Muslim caliphate that fought for Islam in the east
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algebra
Definition
the addition of one thing to another
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Baghdad
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the capital of the Abbasid Empire
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Abbasid
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an empire headed by the family of al Abbas, a supposed uncle of Muhammed and who defeated the Umayyads
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Muawiya
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the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate
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savanna
Definition
a strip of grasslands
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The Nok
Definition
the first West Africans to make iron
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matrilineal
Definition
throne passes from mother to daughter
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Sahara
Definition
the largest desert in the world, located in North Africa
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Ibn Battuta
Definition
the greatest Muslim trader ever
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Mansa Musa
Definition
Mali's greatest ruler
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patrilineal
Definition
in which the throne passes from father to son
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sahel
Definition
a strip of grasslands on the border of the Sahara
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Ghana
Definition
an ancient agricultural kingdom of the Soninke
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slavery
Definition
the act of a person becoming a servant for life without being paid
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missionary
Definition
someone who goes to a foreign place to teach religion
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Bantu
Definition
an ancient language that is spoken in Central & Southern Africa
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Vasco de Gama
Definition
a Portugese navigator who sailed to India
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Trade between Kongo and Portugal
Definition
the Kongo kingdom traded slaves
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migrate
Definition
moved to resettle
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Kongo
Definition
a kingdom that descended from the Bantu speakers
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plantation
Definition
large farm
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monsoons
Definition
seasonal winds
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Portugese
Definition
people from Portugal
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Gengis Khan
Definition
greatest Mongol conqueror and leader
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Clan
Definition
a group of families who claim descent from a common ancestor
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Mongols
Definition
an empire in the steppes of Asia that stretched all the way from China to Persia
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Skill on horseback
Definition
everyone in the Mongol Empire knew how to ride on a horse, and they could ride before they could walk
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Constantinople
Definition
capital of the Byzantine Empire, renamed Istanbul by Ottomans
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Janissary Corps
Definition
a training system where boys of the age of 8-15 would be recruited to be leaders or generals to strengthen the Ottoman Empire
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Siege
Definition
when an army blockades a town
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yurts
Definition
a mongolian tent
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Kublai Khan
Definition
Genghis Khan's grandson, and the leader of the Mongols who expanded the empire to its height
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Ottomans
Definition
a Muslim empire that expanded from Europe, down in Arabia, and west in Algeria
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military strategy
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a strategy used by an army to fight
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ghazisj
Definition
warriors who fought to expand the frontiers of Islam
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millets
Definition
a partially self-governing group of Non-Muslims
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Suleiman
Definition
the greatest sultan of the Ottoman Empire, expanded it the most, was called Suleiman the Magnificent
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steppes
Definition
wide, treeless plains
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Timur the Lame
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called Tamerlane, the founder of the Timurid Dynasty, Mongol conqueror
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Istanbul
Definition
capital of the Ottoman Empire, former Constantinople
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sultan
Definition
ruler of Ottoman Empire
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sultan
Definition
ruler of Ottoman Empire
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despot
Definition
a ruler with a lot of power who uses it abusively
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Buddhism
Definition
a system of thought and practice based on the teachings of the Buddha
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Marco Polo
Definition
a traveler from Venice who served Kublai Khan as an ambassador and more
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dynasty
Definition
a succession of rulers from the same family
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Confucianism
Definition
a set of beliefs, based on the teachings of Confucius, that focused on proper conduct, respect for elders, scholarship and government service
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money economy
Definition
an economy in which cash is exchanged for goods
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meritocracy
Definition
a system in which people are chosen and promoted on the basis of their merit
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Shogun
Definition
great general
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Kyoto
Definition
the capital of Japan in 794, known at that time as Heian
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samurai
Definition
japanese warriors
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samurai
Definition
japanese warriors
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isolation
Definition
setting something apart
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regent
Definition
a person who rules for a monarch during periods of illness or absence, or during the monarch's youth
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