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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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
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Definition
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Sentence and/or Picture
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dynasty (noun)
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family that rules for many generations
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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)
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dishonest; unethical; immoral; wicked or
evil
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Sometimes when people have too much power,
they become corrupt.
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corruption (noun)
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dishonesty for personal gain; opposite of fair
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Corruption causes sadness, mistrust,
segregation, and chaos.
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Mandate of Heaven (proper noun)
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believing that heaven was a supreme (most
powerful) force of nature giving dynasties the right to rule
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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)
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military leader
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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)
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disorder (dis= not)= not having any order
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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)
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a period of time between 481 BC to 221 BC
in which states were at war and in chaos
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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
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Definition
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Sixth Grade
Sentence Using the Word
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plagiarism (noun)
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stealing some
body’s work or idea
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There are a lot of
people who use plagiarism to make life easier (until they are caught).
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plagiarize (verb)
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to steal some body’s
work or idea; copy
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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)
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express the meaning
of a writer’s words by using different words; make shorter; to rephrase or
simplify; summarize
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My mom tells me
every detail about her day, and I paraphrase it.
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cite (verb)
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name your source or
author
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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)
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acknowledgement (recognition)
of who created the idea or who wrote the work
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The citation tells
you who created the idea or the work.
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quote (verb)
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Repeat somebody’s
exact words, or do refer to somebody for proof; use punctuation to show it
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In the court,
lawyers quote the witnesses’ words for evidence.
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Word
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Definition
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Sentence
or Picture
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isolation
(noun)
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separation
from others
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Immigrants
suffer from isolation from their
families because they aren’t citizens.
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isolate
(verb)
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to
separate from others or something
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A
country that is isolated from the rest of the world does not know the world’s
diversity.
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plateau
(noun)
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mountain
with a flat top
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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)
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a
flat, stretched out piece of land (usually covered with grass)
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Running
on a plain is like running on a football field that goes on forever.
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cultivate
(verb)
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to
prepare for land for crops (to grow)
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If
I had a farm, I would cultivate mango trees because I love mangos.
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cultivation
(noun)
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preparation
of land for growing crops
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The
cultivation of mango trees is awesome because you end up with mangos.
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barbaric
(adjective)
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an
aggressive, uncivilized, uncultured person.
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That person was so barbaric that they kicked him out of the
restaurant.
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barbarian
(noun and an adjective)
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uncivilized
person/ to be uncivilized
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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