someone who tests different types of metals (Unit 3 Topic 7)
astronomy
the science of looking at stars (Unit 3 Topic 7)
basalt
a type of hard rock (Unit 1 Topic 5)
calligraphy
the art of writing, usually in a fancy way (Unit 3 Topic 2)
chronicle
a list of events that happened over a certain period or about a certain topic. (Unit 2 Topic 2)
column
a tall piece of stone that helps lift up a roof or taller part of a building (Unit 1 Topic 2)
Corinthian
a style of architecture from the city of Corinth (Unit 1 Topic 2)
correspondence
messages, like a letter or an email (Unit 3 Topic 7)
cosmos
outer space (Unit 3 Topic 7)
craftsmanship
the skill of some people to build or create something (Unit 1 Topic 5)
Cuneiform
a type of writing used in ancient times that was made by pushing a tool into clay (Unit 1 Topic 5)
cylinder
a block of stone carved with images or text so that when it rolls it creates visible writing. (Unit 1 Topic 5)
denier
a coin made of silver used in the middle ages (Unit 2 Topic 5)
emperor
a person, usually a man, who is in charge of a very large amount of land (Unit 2 Topic 5)
empire
large area of land ruled by one person from a central area (Unit 3 Topic 2)
farmstead
an area where a group, sometimes a family, raises or grows food for themselves (Unit 5 Topic 2)
gateway
an entrance, sometimes made fancy to impress people (Unit 1 Topic 5)
Gergyz
also spelled Kyrgyz, a group of people with the same dress and language who live in central Asia (Unit 5 Topic 2)
Gospel
in Christianity, it is a set of messages about Jesus. (Unit 2 Topic 5)
grammar
the way to put together words into a sentence (Unit 2 Topic 5)
illuminated manuscript
a hand written book that has images next to the text (Unit 2 Topic 5)
Ionic
a style of Greek architecture with lots of scrolls and curly elements (Unit 1 Topic 2)
marble
a natural stone that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure. Marble is usually white with colored lines in it but it also comes in different colors and patterns. It is used to make sculptures and statues. (Unit 1 Topic 2)
masonry
the stones used to build a structure (Unit 2 Topic 2)
mausoleum
a grand structure for burials (Unit 1 Topic 2)
migrant
someone who moves from one place to another for safety, or to follow a food source (Unit 5 Topic 2)
monasteries
religious communities for men who live, pray, and worship together. Monks are people who live apart from others to practice their religion. (Unit 2 Topic 5)
mosque complex
group of Muslim religious and social buildings usually including a school and sometimes a hospital (Unit 3 Topic 2)
navigation
the ability to find out how to get to a particular place (Unit 3 Topic 2)
photochrome
type of picture where a person paints colors onto a black and white image (Unit 3 Topic 2)
portolan chart
a chart of an ocean to help ships find land (Unit 2 Topic 2)
sacramentary
a book of prayers, or words to say to a god, for a special event (Unit 2 Topic 5)
seizure
the act of taking something from someone else (Unit 2 Topic 2)
Siberia
an area of northern europe that is very cold (Unit 5 Topic 2)
siege
the act of blocking the exit or entrance into a city to win a war and cause the city to suffer (Unit 1 Topic 5)
signature
someone’s name, handwritten in a way that makes it official (Unit 3 Topic 2)
steppes
large areas with a lot of grass and no trees (Unit 5 Topic 2)
Tatars
a group of people with the same clothes and language who live in the middle of Russia (Unit 5 Topic 2)
telescopic
something created with the use of a telescope, a tool used to see things far away (Unit 3 Topic 7)
temples
places where people pray (Unit 1 Topic 2)
vessel
something that is used to hold liquid, like a bowl or a pot. (Unit 2 Topic 2)
Unit 1: Growth of Civilizations (4000 BC-600 CE)
2: Ancient Greek Architecture
column
a tall piece of stone that helps lift up a roof or taller part of a building
Corinthian
a style of architecture from the city of Corinth
marble
a natural stone that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure. Marble is usually white with colored lines in it but it also comes in different colors and patterns. It is used to make sculptures and statues.
temples
places where people pray
mausoleum
a grand structure for burials
Ionic
a style of Greek architecture with lots of scrolls and curly elements
5: Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon
craftsmanship
the skill of some people to build or create something
basalt
a type of hard rock
gateway
an entrance, sometimes made fancy to impress people
siege
the act of blocking the exit or entrance into a city to win a war and cause the city to suffer
cylinder
a block of stone carved with images or text so that when it rolls it creates visible writing.
Cuneiform
a type of writing used in ancient times that was made by pushing a tool into clay
Unit 2: Building Empires (600-1300)
2: The Incas of Peru
portolan chart
a chart of an ocean to help ships find land
seizure
the act of taking something from someone else
chronicle
a list of events that happened over a certain period or about a certain topic.
masonry
the stones used to build a structure
vessel
something that is used to hold liquid, like a bowl or a pot.
5: Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire
denier
a coin made of silver used in the middle ages
emperor
a person, usually a man, who is in charge of a very large amount of land
grammar
the way to put together words into a sentence
Gospel
in Christianity, it is a set of messages about Jesus.
sacramentary
a book of prayers, or words to say to a god, for a special event
illuminated manuscript
a hand written book that has images next to the text
monasteries
religious communities for men who live, pray, and worship together. Monks are people who live apart from others to practice their religion.
Unit 3: Collapse, Expansion, and Exploration (1300-1775)
2: Ottoman Culture under Suleyman the Magnificent
photochrome
type of picture where a person paints colors onto a black and white image
mosque complex
group of Muslim religious and social buildings usually including a school and sometimes a hospital
navigation
the ability to find out how to get to a particular place
calligraphy
the art of writing, usually in a fancy way
signature
someone’s name, handwritten in a way that makes it official
empire
large area of land ruled by one person from a central area
7: Galileo Galilei
telescopic
something created with the use of a telescope, a tool used to see things far away
astronomy
the science of looking at stars
correspondence
messages, like a letter or an email
assayer
someone who tests different types of metals
cosmos
outer space
Unit 5: Global Crisis and Acceleration (1900-1970)
2: The Steppe
steppes
large areas with a lot of grass and no trees
Siberia
an area of northern europe that is very cold
Gergyz
also spelled Kyrgyz, a group of people with the same dress and language who live in central Asia
Tatars
a group of people with the same clothes and language who live in the middle of Russia
migrant
someone who moves from one place to another for safety, or to follow a food source
farmstead
an area where a group, sometimes a family, raises or grows food for themselves
