Stamped Vocabulary Chapter 2

What does the word savage mean?

• A person who is viewed as uncivilized, wild, and/or uneducated.

• A person who is often seen as violent and dangerous, lacks manners, and not "one of us".

• Both A & B

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law called?

• Judge

• Jury

• Testimony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The word institution is defined as an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What was the name of a religious group who wanted to "purify" the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts?

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Puritains

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is prefix that is added to the beginning of the word that means many or several?

• mono

• poly

• bi

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority called?

• reparations

• Hierarchy

• Institution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What do you call someone who is considered "the best", usually people of wealth, power, and ability?

• exaggerate

• emo

• elite

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The word reparations is defined as

• To donate money to the poor

• To right a wrong by paying money. Usually in reference to slavery in the United States.

• To give money to the rich and powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the state of becoming "enlightened" - educated, bright, knowledgeable. An "Ah-ha!" moment?

• Industrial Revolution

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

What is a large farm where crops (usually sugar, cotton, tobacco, or coffee) are grown?

• farm

• Plantation

• garden

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A