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Socials 7
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38
Language - English
7th Grade
06/08/2014

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Mesopotamia
Definition
The land between the rivers.
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Silt
Definition
A fine soil deposited by rivers
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Drought
Definition
A time period in which little rain falls
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Floodplain
Definition
The area in which a river floods onto
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Semiarid
Definition
A climate where summers are hot
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Surplus
Definition
Extra resource
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Civilization
Definition
An advanced form of culture
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City-state
Definition
A community that has a city and nearby farmlands
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Polytheism
Definition
A belief in many gods
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Sumer
Definition
A region in southern Mesopotamia
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Ziggurat
Definition
The largest and most important structure in a city
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King
Definition
The highest ranking position in a group of people
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Cataract
Definition
Rapids or small waterfall
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Linen
Definition
Weaved fibres from a flax plant
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Delta
Definition
The mouth of a river
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Fertile
Definition
Good for growing crops
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Subcontinent
Definition
A large landmass like a continent only smaller
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Harrapan Civilization
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Civilization along the Indus river
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Hindu Kush
Definition
a mountain range along the Himalayas
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Himalayas
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A huge mountain range that towers over the northern border of India
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Monsoon
Definition
Great rainfall in the summer
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Planned City
Definition
Cities built according to plan
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Aryan
Definition
Invaders from a indo-europian group
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Brahmanism
Definition
The Aryans belief
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Reincarnation
Definition
Each person has many lives
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Caste
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A social class which people are identified by their job
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Hinduism
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The modern name for the India's major religion
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Karma
Definition
Destiny or fate, following as an effect from cause
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Ahimsa
Definition
Nonviolence
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Buddha
Definition
Was a spoiled prince who gave up his wealth to understand life
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Dharma
Definition
The collected teachings of Buddha
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Buddhism
Definition
The religion based off of Buddha's teachings
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Nirvana
Definition
The end of suffering
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Abraham
Definition
A shepherd from Ur who became the father of the hebrews
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Judaism
Definition
The religion of the Hebrews
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Exodus
Definition
The migration of Hebrews out of Egypt.
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Monothiesm
Definition
The belief in one God
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The Ten Commandments
Definition
The commandments given to Moses by God
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