EQ #4
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What
  were the policies and achievements of Emperor Shi Huangdi that enabled him
  the ability to unify all of northern China under the Qin Dynasty?  | 
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A place for us to READ, WRITE, & THINK!
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Question | 
Answer | ||||
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What
  were the policies and achievements of Emperor Shi Huangdi that enabled him
  the ability to unify all of northern China under the Qin Dynasty?  | 
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Word and Part of Speech | 
Definition | 
Sentence and/or Picture | 
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dynasty (noun) | 
family that rules for many generations | 
I wanted to part of a dynasty because I
  wanted to have power, and I wanted my family to rule forever. | 
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corrupt (adjective) | 
dishonest; unethical; immoral; wicked or
  evil | 
Sometimes when people have too much power,
  they become corrupt. | 
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corruption (noun) | 
dishonesty for personal gain; opposite of fair | 
Corruption causes sadness, mistrust,
  segregation, and chaos. | 
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Mandate of Heaven (proper noun) | 
believing that heaven was a supreme (most
  powerful) force of nature giving dynasties the right to rule | 
Ancient Greece and Ancient China were
  different because Ancient Greece’s rulers were selected by the people and
  Ancient China’s rulers were thought to be selected by the Mandate of Heaven. | 
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warlord (noun) | 
military leader | 
Hitler was a warlord because he accused the
  Jews of being the reason for losing World War I, and then he led with an iron
  fist. | 
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chaos (noun) | 
disorder (dis= not)= not having any order | 
There was a lot of chaos during World War I
  and World War II. | 
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Era of the Warring States (proper noun) | 
a period of time between 481 BC to 221 BC
  in which states were at war and in chaos | 
Throughout the drug war in Mexico, Mexico
  has been like the Era of the Warring States because of gang activity,
  corruption, killing, etc. | 
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Word and Part of
  Speech | 
Definition | 
Sixth Grade
  Sentence Using the Word | 
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plagiarism (noun) | 
stealing some
  body’s work or idea | 
There are a lot of
  people who use plagiarism to make life easier (until they are caught). | 
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plagiarize (verb) | 
to steal some body’s
  work or idea; copy | 
Some people
  plagiarize to just finish their work, however they do not realize how dumb it
  is to do that. | 
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paraphrase ( verb) | 
express the meaning
  of a writer’s words by using different words; make shorter; to rephrase or
  simplify; summarize | 
My mom tells me
  every detail about her day, and I paraphrase it. | 
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cite (verb) | 
name your source or
  author | 
I make sure to cite
  my sources because it’s ethical, and you can’t take credit for something you
  didn’t create. | 
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citation (noun) | 
acknowledgement (recognition)
  of who created the idea or who wrote the work | 
The citation tells
  you who created the idea or the work. | 
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quote (verb) | 
Repeat somebody’s
  exact words, or do refer to somebody for proof; use punctuation to show it | 
In the court,
  lawyers quote the witnesses’ words for evidence. | 
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Word | 
Definition
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Sentence
  or Picture | 
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isolation
  (noun) | 
separation
  from others | 
Immigrants
  suffer from isolation from their
  families because they aren’t citizens. | 
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isolate
  (verb) | 
to
  separate from others or something | 
A
  country that is isolated from the rest of the world does not know the world’s
  diversity. | 
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plateau
  (noun) | 
mountain
  with a flat top | 
If
  I climbed a plateau, it would be easy to set up a tent on the top because it
  would be flat. | 
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plain
  (noun) | 
a
  flat, stretched out piece of land (usually covered with grass) | 
Running
  on a plain is like running on a football field that goes on forever. | 
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cultivate
  (verb) | 
to
  prepare for land for crops (to grow) | 
If
  I had a farm, I would cultivate mango trees because I love mangos. | 
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cultivation
  (noun) | 
preparation
  of land for growing crops | 
The
  cultivation of mango trees is awesome because you end up with mangos. | 
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barbaric
  (adjective) | 
an
  aggressive, uncivilized, uncultured person. | 
That person was so barbaric that they kicked him out of the
  restaurant. | 
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barbarian
  (noun and an adjective) | 
uncivilized
  person/ to be uncivilized | 
Barbarians
  act like they were trapped in a closet for their whole lives. | 
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Social Studies: Ancient China
English: Reflection
On-Going Homework: 
At least 30 Minutes of Reading a Night- Studying and Reviewing All Notes and Vocabulary