Friday, 19 April 2024, 7:33 PM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Ten Commandments

The ten laws given to Moses by God, according to the Bible.

terrace farming

The cutting out of flat areas (terraces) into near vertical slopes to allow farming. Terrace farms appears as steps cut into a mountainside. This adaptation allowed both the early Chinese, and the Inca of Mesoamerica to grow enough food for their large populations.

terrorism

The use of violence for political purpose.

The Bible

The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of ancient writings including the books of both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Theodosius

(346? CE 395 CE) Emperor of the Roman Empire who is responsible for making the Christian religion the official religion of the empire.

Theory of Relativity

Theory of motion and energy developed by Albert Einstein in the 20th century.

Three Gorges Dam

A dam across the Yangtze River in China scheduled to be completed in 2009.

Tiananmen Square Massacre

A political and social protest by university students in Beijing, China in 1989. The protest called for political and social reforms and resulted in the government using the military to end it, which caused hundreds of deaths, thousands of injured, and many more imprisoned.

Tokugawa Shogunate

(1603-1867) Feudal Warlord rulers of Japan. Responisble for closing Japan off from the rest of the world. Overthrown during the Meiji Restoration.

Torah

The holy book of Judaism. It describes the creation of the world, the history of ancient Israel, the Ten Commandments, and contains the Psalms and the prophetic books.