1. Illustrated Glossary Integrated Social Studies/English Language Arts Curriculum (Grade 3) ©Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Curriculum & Instructional Services

2. advertisement a public notice; especially one published or broadcast

3. ancestors one from whom an individual, group, or species is descended

4. animation a film made by photographing a series of positions of objects

5. architect a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction

6. brochure a pamphlet containing advertising or descriptive material

7. calligraphy an ancient Chinese art of handwriting with brush and ink

8. canal an artificial waterway for boats or for draining or irrigating land

9. Chinese describing a person of Chinese ancestry or a group of related languages used in China

10. communism a system of government controlled by a single political party. The government controls all the property and all businesses. There is no private property. The government decides who gets which jobs, and how much money people get. The public cannot challenge the government.

11. construct to make or form by combining or arranging parts; build

12. contribution helping to achieve a goal

13. crafts things made by hand

14. curriculum all the courses of study offered by a school

15. development building on what came before

16. emperor a ruler who has control of a country and its territories

17. etiquette the rules governing the proper way to behave

18. fertile soil that allows plentiful production of crops

19. invention an original device or process

20. irrigate to supply with water by artificial means

21. landmark a usually large object on land that is easy to see and can help a person find the way to a place near it, or an important building or monument

22. lunar calendar calendar system that follows the phases of the moon

23. monarch a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire

24. Mongol a person who comes from Mongolia and who traditionally raises livestock

25. north pole the northernmost point of the earth

26. nuclear power plant a place where energy is produced using atomic power

27. pollution spoiling (as a natural resource) with waste made by humans

28. proclamation an official statement by a government

29. proverb a saying that reflects wisdom or experience

30. religion system of beliefs held with faith and strong feeling

31. resolution a formal statement of the feelings, wishes, or decision of a group

32. reunion coming back together after a separation

33. seismograph a device to measure and record vibrations of the earth

34. significance the quality of being of notable worth or influence

35. site local position (as of a building, town, or monument) or the place or scene of an occurrence or event

36. solar calendar calendar system bases on the cycles of the sun

37. south pole the southernmost point of the earth

38. successor a person who follows the present occupant of a throne, title, estate, or office

39. superstition a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic

40. synthesize to combine several things

41. tourism the practice of traveling for pleasure

42. value a fair return in goods, services, or money for something exchanged or what someone thinks is so important he/she is willing to stand up for it