Week of 2/10

6A and 6B
Vocabulary-
myth, mythology, god/goddess, Mt. Olympus, agora, acropolis, oracle, democracy, immortal and city-state

Students need to know definitions and how to spell.

6A and 6B will continue their study of Ancient Greece and Mythology.


6C
Vocabulary-

1.            abolitionist- a person who advocated or supported the abolition/end of slavery in the U.S

2.            emancipate - to free from bondage

3.            proclamation- something that is announced or declared

4.            zealot – a member of a radical group

5.            yoke- a device used to enclose the head of an  animal

6.            Quaker- a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement who’s main doctrine is the “Inner Light,” or sense of Christ's direct working in the soul. This has led them to reject both formal ministry and all set forms of worship.

7.            overseer- supervisor or manager of plantation

8.            stereotype – simplified idea of a group of people

9.            advocate- to speak or write in favor of

10.          fugitive- a person who is fleeing from intolerable circumstances