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6th grade ss final vocab review

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  • Middle Way (india)
    nothing to excess. Not too much and not too little
  • Han Dynasty
    focused on Confucianism
  • Caste System (India)
    the Hindu social class system
  • vizier
    a high government official in Ancient Egypt
  • peninsula
    a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  • Brahma (India)
    creator god
  • plebeians Greece
    commoners
  • Homer
    A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
  • nation
    a political group of people under a single government.
  • migrate
    to move from one place to another
  • Romulus and Remus
    Twins abandoned and rescued by wolves. Founder of Rome
  • monsoons
    seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
  • extended family (china)
    household made up of several generations
  • Hammurabi's Code (fertile crescent)
    first written code or set of laws (Eye for an Eye)
  • Osiris (egypt)
    God of Death
  • Alexander the Great Rome
    King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia
  • currency
    money
  • Shang Dynasty
    farming society, ruled by aristocracy. Remembered for their art and Bronze.
  • Silk Road (China)
    Ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea; linked China to the Roman Empire
  • Why was the silk road important?
    Cultural Diffusion- introduced the rest of the world to Chinese ideas, inventions, and goods.
  • astronomer
    a scientist that studies the sky.
  • Republic
    a form of government in which citizens choose their leader by voting
  • Athens
    Largest city of Greece; enemy of Sparta
  • sarcophagus
    outside coffin of a mummy case
  • Poseidon
    God of the sea and earthquakes
  • artisan
    a skilled craftsmen
  • aristocracy
    a government ruled by the nobility
  • Fertile Crescent
    a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East. Between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
  • Siddhartha Gautama
    The Enlightened One. Founder of Buddhism
  • What is the cure for human suffering?
    To give up selfish desires.
  • Shiva
    Hindu god- destroyer of the world
  • Nirvana
    Great peace or happiness
  • silt
    a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
  • What are the rivers in China?
    Huang He (Yellow) and the Yangtze
  • Dictator
    A ruler who has complete power
  • delta
    a low triangular area where a river divides before entering into a larger body of water
  • Democracy
    government where the people rule by electing representatives
  • afterlife
    life after death
  • regent (egypt)
    someone who rules for a child until they are old enough to rule for themself.
  • Hermes
    Messenger of the gods
  • Athena (Greece)
    Goddess of wisdom and war
  • veto
    to reject
  • Ares
    God of War
  • Sparta
    City state. Militaristic society.
  • Confusious (China)
    Founder of Confucianism. Chinese teacher and philosopher.
  • patricians
    rich and elite land owners (aristocracy)
  • Mummy
    a dead body that is preserved.
  • pyramid (egypt)
    triangular burial tome for Egyptian pharaohs during the old kingdom.
  • philosophy
    a system of beliefs and values
  • tragedy
    a serious form of drama
  • Dynasty
    A series of rules from the same family.
  • Qin Dynasty (China)
    1st imperial government. Build much of the Great Wall of China. Not a nice Dynasty.
  • Reincarnation (India)
    the rebirth of a soul in a new body
  • Ahimsa
    Non violence
  • Aphrodite
    Goddess of Love and beauty
  • Dharma
    Religious and moral responsibility (hindu)
  • city-state
    a city that has its own government, laws, and traditions
  • civil services
    the group of people whose job is to carry out the work of the government
  • immortal
    to live forever
  • Himalaya Mountains
    mountain range in South Asia.
  • "Rivers of Life and Death" (fertile crescent)
    The rivers give both life and death. Life when they supply water for people, crops, animals. Death when the rivers flood and cause destruction..
  • pharaoh
    a ruler of ancient Egypt
  • Vishnu
    Hindu god- preserver of the world
  • aqueduct
    a structure that carries water over long distances.
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