Friday, 26 April 2024, 10:56 AM
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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habitationA place where something lives. |
HaikuA 3 line poem that has 17 syllables in the Japanese language, and expresses a single thought, feeling or idea. |
hajjThe pilgrimage or holy journey to the city of Mecca |
Hammurabis CodeOldest written system of laws. They were created by King Hammurabi of Babylonia in th mid 18th century BCE and placed on stones tablets for all to see. |
HebrewSemitic language originating in ancient Palestine and spoken by the Israelites. Modern Hebrew was developed in the 19th and 20th centuries from the ancient written language. |
HegiraThe flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Median which was instrumental to the founding of the religion of Islam. Occurs in 622 ACE, which dates the founding of Islam. |
heliocentric modelTheory of the universe that states the sun is the center, and that the earth revolves around it. |
HellenisticTime period from the late 4th century BCE to the 1st century CE that was characterized by Greek achievement and a blending of Persian, Egyptian, Greek, and Indian cultures due to the empire of Alexander the Great. |
Henry VIII(1491-1547) King of England who transformed his country into a Protestant nation during the Reformation. |
Herzl, Theodor(1860-1904) Leader of Zionist movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. |