Question

Match the vocabulary term with its meaning.

1. ethnic
2. migration
3. acropolis
4. stele
5. archipelago
6. monsoon

A.) moving from one place to another for any number of reasons
B.) a large-scale wind system that blows seasonally in opposite directions
C.) a fortified citadel that was the religious focus of the city
D.)an upright ancient stone slab that is engraved, inscribed, or painted
E.) a group or chain of islands
F.) a group sharing distinctive cultural traits

Answer 1

1. ethinic = F.) a group sharing distinctive cultural traits

2. migration = A.) moving from one place to another for any number of reasons

3. acropolis C.) a fortified citadel that was the religious focus of the city

4. stele = D.)an upright ancient stone slab that is engraved, inscribed, or painted

5. archipelago = E.) a group or chain of islands

6. monsoon = B.) a large-scale wind system that blows seasonally in opposite directions

Answer 2

The correct matches are:

1. ethnic - F.) a group sharing distinctive cultural traits;

Group of people that shares cultural and physical traits in their circles can be described as ethic group.

2. migration - A.) moving from one place to another for any number of reasons;

The migration are moving from one place to another, and can be inside a country, or from one country to another, can be permanent, or temporary, and the reasons are many.

3. acropolis - D.) an upright ancient stone slab that is engraved, inscribed, or painted;

Usually the acropolises can be found in the places where the ancient civilizations lived, like the Romans, Greeks, Babylonians, and they were monumental buildings.

4. stele - C.) a fortified citadel that was the religious focus of the city;

One of the most important places in the cities of the past where the Gods were worshiped.

5. archipelago - E.) a group or chain of islands;

Multiple islands from same origin, usually in close proximity (with certain exceptions) can be defined as an archipelago.

6. monsoon - B.) a large-scale wind system that blows seasonally in opposite directions;

Winds that bring hot and dry weather in one part of the year, and than in the other part of the year bring in the largest amounts of rainfall on the planet.