10.1 Vocabulary Opener

​10.1 Vocabulary Opener Review

​Vocabulary Quiz review

Use the following slides to study either on your own or with another class member. ​

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There will be a quiz on these words on Friday 9/16/2022 during class.​

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​Conquer

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The emperor successfully conquered the nearby country ​.

​to take over by force

​verb - action

​conquest

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​The queen’s greatest conquest was ruling for 70 years.

​the act of taking something or a place by force

​noun - thing

​consolidate

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​To consolidate their power the king and queen decided to let the wealthiest people in each area rule it on their own.

​to bring together; unite

​verb- action

​diverse

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​South Africa is a diverse nation because there are people of many different ethnicities who live there.

​very different

​adjective- describes

​empire

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​Roman society started in one region of Italy and grew into an empire that controlled most of the land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

​a group of once separate areas ruled by a single person or government

​noun- thing

​expand

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​The balloon expanded as I added air to it.

​to increase in size

​verb- action

​forbidden

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​cell phones are forbidden in the classroom.

​not allowed

​adjective- describes

​foreign

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​Germany is foreign to me because I live in the United States

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Germany is a foreign country to someone who lives in Italy.

​from another place; unknown

​adjective- describes

​gain

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​Javier gained wealth when he won the lottery

​to get

​verb- action

​govern

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​The new King or Queen of England will govern over the land.

​to rule

​verb- action

​interconnected

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​The countries were interconnected once they began to trade with one another.

​connected with others

​adjective- describes

​maintain

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​It is always better for a ruler to maintain a country once they have taken it over.

​to keep something together as is

​verb- action

​merchant

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​The merchant will take his product to the market to sell.

​a person who is involved in trade.

​noun- person

​missionary

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​The missionary went to China to teach about his belief in God.

​a person sent to promote a religion in a foreign place.

​noun- person

​outsider

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​The new student felt like an outsider as he sat at the table with others in the cafeteria.

​a person that does not belong to a certain group.

​noun- person

​power

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​Students have a lot of power in the classroom.

​influence or control over the behavior of people.

​noun- thing

​society

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​Though there is a diverse population, the people that make up German society have a common nationality.

​an organized group of people who have something in common (religion, culture, location, politics, nationality, purpose, etc)

​noun- thing

​Trade

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​ The merchants traded goods with one another at the market.

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The merchant will trade his goods once he gets them to the market.

​the act of exchanging something for something else

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​exchanging something for something else

​noun- thing / verb - action

​trade - route

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​ The silk road was a very dangerous trade route for many merchants.

​a path followed by people who trade with one another

​noun- thing

​unify

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​ The king will unify his country after the war.

​to bring together as a single unit

​verb - action