6th grade SS vocab

A legal and social system where rich/powerful leaders made contracts with warriors for military/political protection

A person who sells something

To change the opinions or beliefs of another person, especially religious beliefs

Writing system that used symbols/pictures to denote objects, concepts, sounds; believed to be the oldest writing system

The name given to the single supercontinent of the Earth’s land masses by Alfred Wegener in his Continental Drift Theory

Political system/form of government when the people elect leaders/representatives to make decisions for all the people

A form of organization in which members are arranged according to importance by ranks of power and seniority

Major roads/paths used for long periods of time by travelers in the business of exchanging trade goods between countries

A region considered as a state or country by or for a people of a particular ethnic origin

Somebody who watches or observes, especially at an activity or event; member of an audience

A person, a group, state or country that is joined with others for a common purpose; friends

A military conflict between opposing groups of people within the same country

To figure out the meaning of something written in an unknown form or language; decode, translate

Person who does the embalming

The period in time before history was recorded in writing

To sail or fly around something, such as the world, a continent, or an island

An ancient stone slab or pillar, usually engraved, inscribed or painted and set upright for display

The theory that the countries of the world depend on one another in many ways, such as for trade or for protection

The power of a person/branch to reject something such as a bill or a law, or to refuse to consent or approve something

The buildings occupied by a community of women in the Roman Catholic church devoted to a religious life (nuns)

large-scale wind system that seasonally blows in opposite directions and determines the climate of large regions

Having or showing no mercy or pity

A system of money for exchange of goods or services in a particular area

The earliest Mesopotamian writing system invented by the Sumerians in which wedge-shaped symbols were pressed into clay

Groups of people who inhabit a particular region or country and share a common culture; natives of a region

To dig for artifacts by carefully removing soil and taking notes about findings for study by archeologists

To direct the course of a ship or aircraft using a route-finding system

A religious faith based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammed whose followers are called Muslims

A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle without seats, used in ancient times in races, warfare or processions

The theory that the outer shell of the Earth is made up of thin, rigid plates that move, perhaps 1-3 inches per year

Electricity generated from the power of falling or running water

A thinker who deeply and seriously considers human affairs and life in general

Something designed/built as a lasting public tribute to a person/event, usually large statue/building; a site/structure

Statues or carved images that are worshipped as gods

A person, place or an object considered holy to a religion or religious worship

To carry goods into another country secretly, often illegally

The condition of enjoying wealth, success or good fortune

legal process where a group of people is chosen to determine the guilt or innocence of the person accused of a crime

Payment demanded by a state or city for goods, services, or safe entry

To treat a dead body with chemical substances to stop decay, believed to be first used by the ancient Egyptians

Someone who goes on a journey to a special place, often a holy place for religious reasons

political system in which the people of a country rule through any form of government they choose to establish

A title for a US Navy officer; a lower rank than an admiral but higher than a captain

Ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower, square base, rising in a terraced level of smaller size, a temple at the top

Too strong or skillful to ever be defeated; so great as to be impossible to overcome

People who move their homes from place to place searching for food/water/pasture for livestock, with the seasons

A journey to a special or holy place

Densely populated, having a large number of people living there; crowded

When different cultural groups meet and exchange ideas

An assumption or hypothesis that explains scientific observationsEx: Continental Drift Theory by Alfred Wegener

A ruler or leader having total control over a country or a region

Description used to indicate the three major religions of Islam, Christianity, Judaism

Ancient songs that are important to the Hindu religion

Writing that is carved, pressed, painted on stone, brick, metal, other hard surfaces to keep historical/religious record

Soil which is rich in nutrients needed to grow healthy crops

stringed instrument with two curved arms connected by a crossbar, used to accompany a singer or reciter of poetry

An expert in history and/or writer of accounts of historical events

A group of people, often traders, traveling together for safety

The cruel/unfair treatment of a race/group of people, often because of their ethnic origins/political/religious beliefs

A short simple story intended to teach a moral or religious lesson; some stories in the Bible told by Jesus Christ

An ancient stone or marble coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions