World History VOCAB UNIT 1

Question 1

Monotheistic

Answer 1

Believes in one god

Question 2

Non-theistic

Answer 2

Lack of belief in god(s)

Question 3

Polytheistic

Answer 3

Belief in multiple gods

Question 4

Religion

Answer 4

The practices and belief of God

Question 5

Prophet

Answer 5

Believes they are chosen by God to speak on their behalf.

Question 6

Koran

Answer 6

Islamic sacred book

Question 7

Deity

Answer 7

God/Goddess

Question 8

Bible

Answer 8

the written Word of God and ultimate guide for Jews and Christians

Question 9

Vedas

Answer 9

A collection of religious text that forms Hindi theology

Question 10

Torah

Answer 10

The written/oral Law of God revealed to be Moses in the first book of Hebrew Bible.

Question 11

Analect

Answer 11

A collection of short literacy/philosophical extracts

Question 12

Secularism

Answer 12

looking at the world without relation to religion

Question 13

Geo-Spatial

Answer 13

Time based data related to a specific loation

Question 14

Politics/Political

Answer 14

Relating to the government/study of government

Question 15

Economy/Economics

Answer 15

Resource/wealth of a country/region.

Question 16

Regions

Answer 16

A large area with common physical huma characteristics

Question 17

Culture

Answer 17

Customs and Beliefs

Question 18

Historical Empathy

Answer 18

The understanding of people in the past

Question 19

Buddhism

Answer 19

not acknowledging “God” but knowledge

Question 20

Judaism

Answer 20

Religion developed among Hebrews

Question 21

Christianity

Answer 21

Center on beliefs of birth, death, and resurrection of Christ

Question 22

Confucianism

Answer 22

A system of ethics/social than religion

Question 23

Hinduism

Answer 23

Religion, philosophy, and culture from India

Question 24

Islam

Answer 24

Submission to the will of Allah founded by Muhammed

Question 25

Atheism

Answer 25

not believing in God(s)

Question 26

Compass

Answer 26

A device that helps navigate where to go

Question 27

Political Map

Answer 27

a map that shows divisions of the world either politically or human-made

Question 28

Physical Map

Answer 28

The physical features of a place or country on a map

Question 29

Relief Map

Answer 29

A map that shows the height through shading/contour lines

Question 30

Thematic Map

Answer 30

Depiction of information on a topic/theme

Question 31

Atlas

Answer 31

Map book

Question 32

Climate

Answer 32

average weather over a period of time

Question 33

Terrian

Answer 33

the lay of the land

Question 34

Longitude

Answer 34

the east to west centered on the prime meridian

Question 35

Latitude

Answer 35

north to south

Question 36

Agriculture

Answer 36

the practice of growing crops or raising animals

Question 37

Artifact

Answer 37

An object produced or shaped by human craft

Question 38

Domesticate

Answer 38

to bring animals or plants under human control

Question 39

Irrigation

Answer 39

the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops

Question 40

Migration

Answer 40

The movement of a person or people from one country to settle

Question 41

Civilization

Answer 41

an advanced state of human society

Question 42

City State

Answer 42

a city and an independent country