Paleolithic Age: The period of Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. Predates the Neolithic period. Neolithic Age: The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). Follows by Paleolithic period. Foragers: People who support themselves by hunting wild animals & gathering wild edible plants & insects. Agricultural Revolution: The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 & 2000 B.C.E (also known as Neolithic Revolution)
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Apartheid An official policy of racial segregation‚ involving political‚ legal‚ and economic discrimination against nonwhites. Ex: South Africa Balkanization To divide (a country‚ territory‚ etc.) into small‚ quarrelsome‚ ineffectual states. Ex: Sudan Barrioization Defined by geographer James Curtis as the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood Ex: Large Cuban immigration to Miami Dowry Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
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Chapter 15 Vocabulary Deism- the liberal religious philosophy of the late 1800s that believed in a Supreme Being who had created a knowable universe and endowed human beings with a capacity for moral behavior. Unitarians- the spin-off of Puritanism of the early 1800s that held that God only existed in one person‚ not the Trinity. Second Great Awakening- the movement that arose in the early 1800s in reaction to the growing liberalism in religion. Charles Grandison Finney- the greatest of the
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Trey’s Wuthering Heights Vocab List: Remember folks‚ use CTRL+F to search this X/Y/Z = X Y Z; the /’s are spaces Chapters 1-3‚ Chapters 4-9‚ Chapters 10-17‚ Chapters 18-24‚ Chapters 25-30‚ Chapters 31-34 Misanthropist: Hates mankind Manifested: To appear (also: ship’s cargo) Flags: Flat stones used to pave walkways Soliloquize: Talking to yourself Peevish: Having strong annoyance; Pissed-off Ejaculation: Sudden forceful speech HURR DURR LETS USE THIS ON EVERY LINE OF THE BOOK Surly: Rude
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Learning new words and collocations is a stumbling stone for the learners of any language. Vocabulary acquisition is definitely one of the key points of the foreign language class. A good vocabulary is a vital part of effective communication‚ thus students have to memorize a great number of new words regularly. Although the success is not easily achieved. Having learnt lists of words‚ synonyms and antonyms‚ they have a problem‚ which is connected with usage rather than word meaning. Learning
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Using Morphological Analysis to Teach Vocabulary In English and French Classes By Constance O’Sullivan and Charlotte Ebel Teachers as Scholars Institute Princeton University July‚ 2004 Marguerite Browning‚ Professor Foreword Vocabulary instruction via morphological analysis requires syntactic knowledge and an awareness of the multiple levels of cognitive ability whether the target vocabulary is in English or in a second language. In this project‚ we will posit several strategies for accomplishing
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morphology played an important role in learning vocabulary by allowing students to make semantic connections between related word families. They concluded‚ “The ability to utilize morphological relatedness among words puts a student at a distinct advantage in dealing with unfamiliar words” (p.323). While research supports the teaching of word roots‚ no formalized instruction in roots exists at my high school. Purpose of my study: Students need vocabulary deciphering strategies in high school. Morphology
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past. Within the book many words foreign to children are explained. During the adventures‚ many things that are not pertinent in our time are explained with definitions that are bolded intertwined within the story line. This helps build children’s vocabulary in doing so it builds language proficiency. As a child‚ I was a reluctant reader but I was able to enjoy reading The Magic Tree House Series. One of my favorites is Twister on Tuesday because of its relation to tornadoes. The book is based in
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Tarek Sahyoun AP World History Unit 3 Vocabulary * Bedouins are pretty much the stereotypical Arabs because of their culture based on herding camels and goats * I would have liked to be a Shaykh if I lived in a Bedouin society because they usually possessed large herds. * It is a Muslim practice to pray toward the city of Mecca. * I was surprised to hear that Muhammad’s flight to Medina began the Muslim calendar. * The Umayyad clan dominated Mecca‚ and later became a Muslim
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Analysis of Article The study‚ Direct Vocabulary Instruction in Kindergarten: teaching for breadth versus depth‚ links to Hoover and Gough’s research on reading‚ the concept of direct instruction‚ meta-comprehension and group reading/reading to children. The study focuses on working out how children learn the 9 target words the best‚ and the findings parallel to Hoover and Gough’s 1990 ‘Simple View of Reading’ where it is evident that if a student is taught not only the word‚ but also the meaning
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