7th Grade 11.4 Terms defined

Gupta 550: Gupta Empire fell, fragmented India, Buddhism and Hinduism thrived, warring states period.
711 Indus Valley: Muslims conquered and remained in the region
1000: Muslims, Turks, and Africans push in to India
1100's: Delhi Capital, Sultan of Ghur defeats Islam
sultanate: land ruled by a Sultan
1206-1526: span of the Sultanate, marks the rule of Islam in northern India
*reasons for Muslim triumph: greater mobility of mounted archers, as compared to slow moving war elephants. Also, India was infighting, Islam was united.
castes: social groups from which you could not change, Hindu
escaping from Mongols led to: scholars flee Baghdad, new center of learning becomes Delhi
1398 Tamerlane: invaded India and plundered the Northern Plain
Decline of Buddhism: monasteries were destroyed by Muslims
Hindu-Muslim differences: poly vs mono, number of sacred texts, social mobility
rajahs: Hindu rulers, appointed by the sultan to keep Hindu population under control
Urdu: language of Hindi, Persian, and Arabic
Nanak: Indian holy man, blended Hindu and Islam, creating Sikhism
Sikhism: mix of Hindu and Islam

Babur: military genius, poet and author. Claimed ancestry of Genghiz Khan and Tamerlane, fought under God’s name, conquered the Deccan Plateau and The Northern Plains.

Mughal Dynasty: led and begun by Babur. 1526-1857.
Akbar the Great: grandson of Babur, stopped attacks on Hindus, married a Hindu princess. 1556-1605: centralized strong government.
Jahangir: son of Akbar the Great, weaker ruler than his father, his wife ruled.
Nur Jahan: wife of Jahangir, actually led the country for her weak husband.
Shah Jahan: Akbar’s Grandson, distraught at his wife’s death. Usurped by his son Aurangzeb.
Mumtaz Mahal: beloved wife of Shah Jahan, died during childbirth.
Taj Mahal: tomb for Mumtaz Mahl, 20 years to build, ordered to be built by Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb 1658: son of Shah Jahan, usurped the throne in 1658, kept his father in prison, rejected Akbar’s tolerance policies.

7th Grade 11.3 Terms Defined

11.3
social classes: slaves were different, but all Muslims were equal, financial means
slavery (Abbassids): were not Muslim, farming, artisans, slave-soldiers
muslim merchant status: praised as Muhammad was a merchant
Islam trade network: 750-1350, Asia, Africa, Europe
sakk/check: Muslim money transfers, modern checking is based off of it
manufactured goods: guilds built items, head of guild chooses aspects, glassware, furniture and tapestries
agricultural technology: irrigation systems, fountains, and pumps
idol worship: forbidden in Islam
arabesque: intricate designs of curved lines, abstract art works
calligraphy: art of beautiful handwriting, Arab font
Rabiah al-Adawiyya: woman poet, celebrated Sufi mysticism
Firdawsi: wrote Persian history using Arab script, Book of Kings
Omar Khayyam: wrote Rubaiyat, meditations on fate and fleeting nature of life
The 1001 Nights: collection of fictional tales, princesses, and magic items
Ibn Rushd: philosopher applied the test of reason to everything except the Quran
Ibn Khaldun: set standards to the scientific study of history
al-Khwarizmi: mathematician, Algebra is his development
Muhammad al-Razi: head physician at Baghdad’s chief hospital
Ibn Sina: wrote Canon on Medicine, already a doctor at 16, of Persian Nobility

8th Grade Mass Parts, Presentation of the Lord

Presentation of the Lord, Candlemas, February 2nd
-Celebrates Jesus' entrance into the temple after the 40 day cleansing period.

Introduction: Luke
Reading: Connor
Responsorial: Graham, Makaila
Intercessions: Thomas, Tanner
Gifts: Rebecca, Natalie, Gabe, Shea
Prayer to St. Joseph: Farrah
Altar Servers: David, Madalen, Mikel
Responsorial Poster: Graham, Madalen
Pew Decorations: Marie, Jordan, C.J.

8th Grade 16.3 Terms, 508/509

16.3
Republic of Texas
Mirabeau Lamar
annex
Andrew Jackson
Sam Houston
Tejanos
Juan Seguin
Texas Immigration

508/509
Donner Party
John Sutter
Sutter's Fort

7th Grade 11.4 Terms

11.4
Gupta 550
711 Indus Valley
1000
1100's
sultanate
1206-1526
*reasons for Muslim triumph
castes
escaping from Mongols led to...
1398 Tamerlane
Decline of Buddhism
Hindu-Muslim differences
rajahs
Urdu
Nanak
Sikhism
Babur
Mughal Dynasty
Akbar the Great
Jahangir
Nur Jahan
Shah Jahan
Mumtaz Mahal
Taj Mahal
Aurangzeb 1658

8th Grade Chapter 16.1 and 16.2

16.1
Pueblo Indians
1769-1823
Presidiois
Missions
Californios
Comanche/Apache
Tejanos
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Agustin de Iturbide
1833
1821

16.2
empresarios
Stephen F. Austin
GTT
Tejanos
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Alama
*list of Texans*
Battle of Goliad
Sam Houston
Battle of San Jacinto

6th Grade 11.2 Meat

First Inhabitant Crop List
tapioca
sugar plantations
cattle ranches
coffee boom
1822
1889
40% of 170 million population is...
70% of 170 million population is...
Macumba
Carnival
vatapa
feijoda
5th largest...
The Amazon
Manaus
Belem
Salvador
favelas
Sao Paolo
Rio de Janiero
Sao Francisco River Basin
Mato Grosso Plateau
1950's
1960's
Brasilia

8th Grade 15.5 Terms Defined

Grimkes: part of the women's rights movement, emphasis on women's right to speak publicly. Women's rights and abolition.

Sojourner Truth: freed black slave, acted on behalf of women's rights and abolition.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: attended the world anti-slavery movement in England and was made to sit seperately. Organized Seneca Falls Convetion with Lucretia Mott. Primary author of Declaration of Sentiments. Born into a wealthy family.

Seneca Falls Convention: first public meeting about women's rights.

Declaration of Sentiments: presented the case for women's rights.

Lucy Stone: leader at Seneca Falls Convention, public speaker, anti-slavery society.

Susan B. Anthony: equal pay for women.

6th Grade 11.1 Terms

11.1
Amazon River
Brazilian Highlands
Brazilian Plateau
Gran Chaco
Pampas
Patagonia
Tierra del Fuego
Mount Aconcagua
Parana River System
Rio de la Plata
Estuary
Soil Exhaustion
Overgrazing

6th Grade 10.4 terms

primary crops of NE Carib S. America (4)
indentured servants
pidgin languages
1966
1975
Guyana (meaning)

7th Grade Chapter 11.3

social classes
social mobility
slavery (Abbassids)
muslim merchant status
Islam trade network
sakk/check
manufactured goods
agricultural technology
idol worship
arabesque
calligraphy
Rabiah al-Adawiyya
Firdawsi
Omar Khayyam
Rubaiyat
The 1001 Nights
elementary education
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Khaldun
al-Khwarizmi
Algebra
Muhammad al-Razi
Ibn Sina
Canon on Medicine

8th Grade Chapter 15, Sections 1, 2, and 3.

15.1
2nd Great Awakening
Finney
Lyman Beecher
Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Utopian Communities
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Herman Melville
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
Walt Whitman

15.2
Irish Immigrants
German Immigrants
Nativists
Know-Nothing Party
Middle Class
Tenements

15.3
Dorothea Dix
Temperance Movement
Lyman Beecher
common-school movement
Horace Mann
Catharine Beecher
Emma Willard
Mary Lyon
Samuel Gridley Howe
Thomas Hopkins Gaulladet

6th Grade 10.3 Terms and Dates

All dates and terms should be framed in their relationship to Venezuela.

Columbus 1498
Simon Bolivar
1830
1800's
Caudillos
1970's
1980's
Where 85% of the population lives
Lake Maracaibo
Pardos
2% of population is...
joropo
Toros caleados

8th Grade Religion Discussion Definition terms

abstinence
advocate
catholic
church
councils
creed
disciples
ecumenism
evangelization
faith
grace
incarnation
moral conscience
Paschal mystery
Pentecost
revelation
sacrament
salvation
sanctifying grace
social justice
stewardship
tradition
vices
virtues

6th Grade 10.1 and 10.2 Terms

10.1
tepuis
cordillera
llanos
Andes
5 Zones

10.2
Chibcha
El Dorado
New Granada
Gran Colombia
1500's
1700's
quinine
cassava
tejo

7th Grade Chapter 11 Terms, Exam January 20

11.1
oasis
Bedouins
Mecca
Muhammad
Khadija
Gabriel
Islam
Allah
Yathrib/Medina
hijra
Kaaba
monotheistic
Quran
5 Pillars
masjids/mosques
hajj
jihad
Ramadan
Sharia
Daughter killing
570 AD
622
630
632

11.2
caliph
Byzantine Empire
711
732
Conquered peoples
Battle of Tours
Alhambra
Sicily
Sunni
Shiite
661
Sufi
Umayyads
750
Abbassids
minarets
muezzin
850
Seljuk Turks
1055
sultan
1099
Crusaders
Saladin
1216
Genghiz Khan
Tamerlane

8th Grade Chapters 13 and 14 Terms, Exam on Jan 20th

13.1
industrial revolution
textiles
Richard Arkwright
Samuel Slater
mass production
interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney

13.2
Rhode Island System
Lowell System
Trade Unions
strikes

13.3
transportation revolution
Robert Fulton (Clermont)
Gibbons v Ogden
Peter Cooper (Tom Thumb)

13.4
Samuel F. B. Morse
Telegraph
Morse Code
Springfield Armory
John Deere
Cyrus McCormick
Isaac Singer

14.1
Cotton Gin
Cotton Belt
Eli Whitney

14.2
factors
scientific agriculture
James D. B. De Bow
Jean Etienne Bore
Joseph R. Anderson
Tredegar Iron Works

14.3
Yeoman

14.4
Gand Labor System
Folktales
Spirituals
Nat Turner's Rebellion