Chapter 9 (Unit 1 - 2) Flashcards
An inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night.
Caravanserai
To melt rock that contains metal in order to extract the metal.
Smelting
Banned on grounds of morality, taste, or risk.
Taboo
To move from one country, place, or locality to another.
Migration
A person who has lived in and knows about many different parts of the world.
Cosmopolitan
A way of life in which a community has no permanent settlement but moves from place to place, usually seasonally and within a defined territory.
Nomadism
A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Steppes
The science of the origin and development of the universe.
Cosmology
To tame an animal and keep it for farm produce or as a pet/companion.
Domesticate
A person who spreads or promotes a religious belief.
Missionary