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Across the Centuries: Chapter 6 Vocabulary Review

Test yourself on your vocabulary skills.


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ethnolinguisticsthe gathering of information about various people through the study of their languages
migrateto move from one area to settle in another
monsoona kind of wind that regulary changes direction with the seasons
city-statean independent state made up of a city and the land that surrounds it
plateaua raised piece of land that is fairly flat
oral traditionthe history, legends, and beliefs that a culture passes from generatoin to generation by word of mouth
malariaa disease carried by a certain type of mosquito
currencyany form of money
missionarya person sent to a foreign country to do religious work
plantationa large farm where crops are grown