Mrs. Walton Name__________________________________________________ World Studies One Vocabulary: Unit 3: India and China Subcontinent: a large landmass smaller than a continent; especially : a major subdivision of a continent
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Arid: excessively dry; specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture
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Sacred: worthy of religious worship : very holy : relating to religion : highly valued and important : deserving great respect
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Monsoon: a wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer : the rainy season that occurs in southern Asia in the summer : the rain that falls during this season
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Textile: cloth, a; especially : a woven or knit cloth : a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth
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Reincarnation: the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death : someone who has been born again with a different body after death
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Ascetic: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure
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Enlightenment: the state of having knowledge or understanding : the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding Buddhism : a final spiritual state marked by the absence of desire or suffering
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Scripture: the sacred writings of a religion
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Unify: to cause (people or things) to be joined or brought together
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Missionary: a person who is sent to a foreign country to do religious work (such as to convince people to join a religion or to help people who are sick, poor, etc.)
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Golden Age: a time of great happiness, success, and achievement
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Pilgrim: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
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Aristocracy: Government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class a government in which power is vested in a minority consisting of those believed to be best qualified a state with such a government a governing body or upper class usually made up of a hereditary nobility
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Veneration: respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person Definition in your own words
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Mandate: an official order to do something : the power to act that voters give to their elected leaders
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Filial Piety: (in Confucianism) the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members.
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1.those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services. 2.the body of persons employed in these branches. 3.a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage Definition in your own words
someone who has been born again with a different body after death. Definition in your own words Use in a sentence. Illustrate Give an example. Textile. Definition in your own words Use in a sentence. Illustrate Give an example. Reincarnation. Page 3 of 9. Vocabulary Unit 3.pdf. Vocabulary Unit 3.pdf. Open. Extract.
2. Aristocracy- any class or group considered to be superior, as through education, ability, wealth, or social prestige. 3. Autocracy- a form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total power. 4. Constitution- the system
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This allows scientists to put a number on rocks and fossils. Half Life â. The length of time it takes for one half of the original isotope (parent rock) to decay.
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This road is too narrow / wide for lorries. 2. Brad Pitt is a short / handsome actor. 3. Ray's got dark eyes but his hair is light / beautiful. 4. This dress is ugly / perfect! I'm buying it. 5. You are only 15. You're too old / young to ride a motor
Define all terms listed above. 2. Draw a diagram of a tRNA molecule with attached amino acid, label anti-codon. 3. Outline, with aid of diagram, the steps in translation a. Initiation b. Elongation c. Translocation d. Termination. 4. Explain what is
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Easter. English fireworks day. Halloween. May Day. New Year's Day. New Year's Eve. The teacher's birthday. Valentine's Day. Food and drink hot chocolate.
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