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English & History 9 Flashcards

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to persuade

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to change someone’s mind

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to inform

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to give information

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to entertain

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to make something fun for someone

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an audience

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the people listening to the speaker

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to engage

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to become involved in, to catch someone’s attention

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to achieve

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to successfully reach a goal

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an objective

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something you want to reach, do, finish, or have success in

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to consider

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to think about

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to draft

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to write the first copy

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to evaluate

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to form an idea in your mind about a situation

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an overview

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a summary; the big picture

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12
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resources

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things or tools you use to make or do something

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initials

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the first letters of your first and last name

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crops

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things people grow (i.e. corn, rice, tobacco)

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to settle down

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to find one place and stay there for a long time

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to be in charge

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having the power to make decisions and be responsible over something

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a point of view

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a way of seeing something from your position or situation; what you think about something

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academic words

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words used in education, schools, university

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unfamiliar

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not well know to you

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20
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a concept

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an idea

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21
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to rhyme

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to sound similar at the end of the word (fine, dine, mine, crime)

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a clue

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a sign or a hint; something you can use to figure out something else.

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a passage

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a short text you have to read

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memoir

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a historical story written from personal knowledge

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an era

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a long period of time with a special characteristic

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a plague

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a sickness from a bacteria that killed many people very quickly (The Black Plague)

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modern

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new; from these times;

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typical

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usual; normal;

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vague

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unclear; unsure

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30
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an occasion

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a special or specific event;

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an expert

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someone who knows a lot about a topic

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currently

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now; at this time;

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archeology

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the study human history through artifacts and remains

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to insist

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to ask someone to do something strongly and many times

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culture

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people’s behavior and way of living

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an anthropologist

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a scientist who studies people’s culture

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remains

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things left behind after something was destroyed or used

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an event

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a thing that happens

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to estimate

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to guess a number that is not exact

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to examine

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to look at something in detail

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an assignment

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one task you have to do

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a clan

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a group of united people ( they usually cannot merry each other)

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fur

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thick hair on an animal

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reliable

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can always be trusted

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relevant

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connected to what you’re doing or talking about

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a trend

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something that everyone is doing more now than before

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chronological

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following the order of what happened first, second, third.

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complicated

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not easy to understand, figure out, or solve.

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conflict

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a long disagreement

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to inspire

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to motivate or cause someone to do something

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ivory

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the bone of an elephant used to make jewelry and tools

52
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royalty

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kings, queens, and nobles who are thought of as more important than normal people

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common

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normal

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a treaty

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a written agreement between two or more countries

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a flood

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when water rises and reaches places where it normally doesn’t go

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irrigation

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a system of small canals and rivers that brings water to a field where something is growing

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Mesopotamia

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an important area in the Middle East with two rivers and lots of good land to grow crops

58
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in real time

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live

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visual aid

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things like pictures, PPT, and videos that help you express your message during a class or presentation.

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pottery

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small and big vases used for holding food and crops

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harvest

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all the crops you grow in one year

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decline

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to slowly lose power, strength; to go down

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for generations

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for many years

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predict

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to say what you think will happen in the future

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a companion

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people that come with you or do something with you; a friend;

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a caravan

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a group of animals or cars that are traveling and are following each other in one line

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arms

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weapons

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envy

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jealousy

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an infidel

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a person who does not believe in the same religion as you

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bandits

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bad guys that want to rob you

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generally speaking

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an expression used to point out that the feeling or idea mostly relates to all people

72
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avoid

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to stay away from; try not to do

73
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harsh

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not pleasant; not nice;

74
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a feud

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a fight, usually between families or groups, that lasts many many years

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circumstances

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the situation

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massive

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huge; big;

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vivid

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gives you a clear image in your mind like you are seeing it in real life

78
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to take place

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to happen

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