Social Studies Ch 15 Mid_East Vocab
Social Studies Ch 15 Vocab Mid-East
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- Christianity
- A religion based on the life/teachings of Jesus. (p. 437)
- Hunter-gatherer
- A person who finds food by hunting, fishing, & gathering wild grains, fruits, & nuts.
- Polytheism
- Belief in many gods.
- Torah
- Holy writings of Judaism.
- Qur`an
- (Kuh/RAN) Holy book of Islam. (p. 438)
- Ottoman Empire
- A Muslim empire that lasted from the early 1400's until after World War I.
- Class System
- A system in which society is divided into different social groups (p. 425)
- Hieroglyphics
- a writing system in which pictures and symbols are used to represent words and
- Mesopotamia
- Area includes Iraq, NE Syria, SE Turkey.
- Hammurabi
- A famous emperor of ancient Mesopotamia. (p. 424)
- Muhammad
- Founder of the Islamic religion. (p. 437-438)
- Monotheism
- Belief in one god.
- Sultan Mehmend V
- The last Ottoman Empire ruler (p. 443)
- Janissary
- Soldiers loyal to the sultan (Ottoman's). (p. 443)
- City State
- Small independent country. (p. 279)
- Caliph
- (KAY/lihf) title used by rulers of the Muslim community from 632 until 1924.
- Irrigation
- Bringing water to dry land. (p. 421)
- Sumerian
- The first inhabitants of Mesopotamia (p. 424)
- Pyramid
- A structure with 4 triangular sides that rise from a rectangular base to meet at a point
- Papyrus
- A paper like material made from a reed (p. 430)
- Muslim
- A follower of Islam.
- Judaism
- Religion founded by Abraham.
- Bible
- Holy book for Christians.
- Suleiman I
- Known by Muslims as the "Law Giver".
- Fertile Crescent
- Land between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. (p. 423)
- Re
- Egyptian Sun God. (P.432)
- Horus
- Egyptian Sky God. (P.432)
- Ziggurat
- A Mesopotamian terraced pyramid (p. 424)
- Cuneiform
- (KYOO/nee/uh/fawrm) A Sumerian system of writing, in which wedge-shaped
- Theocracy
- (thee/AHK/ruh/see) A country ruled by a religious leader. (p. 441)
- Islam
- The religion of Muhammad. (p. 438)
- Jesus
- Founder of Christianity. (p.p. 436-437)
- Pharaoh
- A king of ancient Egypt. (p. 431)
- Abraham
- Founder of Judaism/Father of the Jews. (p. 436)
- Fertile
- Nutrient rich soil, rich in resources and nutrients. (p. 419)
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Basic Teachings of Islam (p.440)
- Constantinople
- The capital of the Ottoman Empire (p. 442)
- Scribe
- A professional record keeper or copier of documents. (p. 426)