Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Thomas describes this database: "This 800+ term glossary is based on the New York State curriculum for 9th and 10th grade social studies. Called "Global History and Geography," this curriculum culminates in a high-stakes Regents examination that all students must pass in order to graduate and earn a high school diploma."
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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. | |
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. | |