Ch. 1 and 2 Vocabulary

A term used to describe the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia

• Crucial

• Desert

• Eurasia

• Plateau

A region with small amounts of rainfall, usually with little plant life

• Desert

• Eurasia

• Plateau

• Peninsula

a piece of land almost surrounded by water but is connected to a larger body of land

• plateau

• mainland

• landform

• peninsula

a physical feature of the earth's surface, such as a mountain, peninsula, or desert

• plateau

• mainland

• landform

• desert

decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something

• crucial

• alliance

• enlightenment

• dynasties

an area of high ground that is fairly level, like a table

• peninsula

• landform

• plateau

• porcelain

a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands

• mainland

• plateau

• peninsula

• landform

the action of attaining or having attained spiritual knowledge or insight

• irrigate

• dynasties

• reincarnation

• enlightenment

a union or association that helps its members become stronger

• dynasties

• philosopher

• irrigate

• alliance

supply water to crops, usually by building channels

• missionary

• philosopher

• irrigate

• porcelain