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1 Semester Exam Test Prep

1 Semester Exam Test Prep. Pre A.P. Social Studies 7 th Grade. Hellenistic. Describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great. dynasty. A series of rulers from the same ethnic groups or family. aristocrat. Members of a rich and powerful family. democracy.

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1 Semester Exam Test Prep

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  1. 1 Semester Exam Test Prep Pre A.P. Social Studies 7th Grade

  2. Hellenistic Describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great

  3. dynasty A series of rulers from the same ethnic groups or family

  4. aristocrat Members of a rich and powerful family

  5. democracy A form of government in which citizens govern themselves

  6. famine A time when people starve because there is so little food

  7. surplus More of a thing or a product than is needed

  8. blockade An action taken to isolate the enemy and cut off its supplies

  9. history The written and other recorded events of people

  10. tolerance Freedom from prejudices

  11. March 21 Spring begins

  12. migrate To move from one place to another

  13. December 21 Winter begins:

  14. tribute • A Payment Made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one.

  15. monotheism The belief in one god

  16. assassinate To murder for political reasons

  17. delta A plain at the mouth of river

  18. irrigation A method of supplying land with water through a network of canals

  19. plague A widespread disease

  20. Absolute power Complete control over something or someone

  21. silt Fine soil found on river bottoms

  22. June 21 Summer begins

  23. missionary A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs

  24. slavery Conditions of being owned by and forced to work for someone else

  25. currency The type of money used by a group or nation

  26. philosophy A system of beliefs and values

  27. dike A protective wall that controls or holds back water

  28. artisan A worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand

  29. September 22 Fall begins

  30. ahisma The Hindu idea of nonviolence

  31. prehistory The time before history, the events in the period of time before writing was invented

  32. vendor Seller of good

  33. cataract A large waterfall or rocked filled rapids

  34. subcontinent A large landmass that juts out from a continent

  35. domesticate To adapt wild plants for human use; to tame wild animals

  36. The Peloponnesian War A war fought between Athens and Sparta in Ancient Greece

  37. covenant A promise made by God

  38. epic A long poem that tells a story

  39. exile To force someone to live in another country

  40. citadel A fortress in a city

  41. geography The study of Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it

  42. Lui Bang The founder of the Han Dynasty

  43. helots In Ancient Sparta, the term for slaves who were owned by the states

  44. Confucius Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life

  45. Sparta A city-state in Ancient Greece

  46. loess Yellow brownish soil

  47. caste A social class of people

  48. convert To change one’s belief; in particular to change from one religion to another

  49. meditate To focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness

  50. Shi Huangdi Founder of the Quin Dynasty and China’s first emperor

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