Vocabulary for Lesson 10

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Learning is work. There are multiple ways to study. Different study strategies will work differently for each student. Serious students should try all of them several (6-7) times to see how they work when done well. For the best learning, every student will likely need to use more than one strategy and switch between them. Here are some tips relating to studying vocabulary. You can adapt them for memorizing texts.

Use multiple senses: read, speak, and hear the material aloud. Then, write your version with a pencil into your notebook and notice how that feels. Then, read your own definition aloud as you study. (combine with the next two strategies)
Use your brain: condense the definitions into a form that makes sense to you. Identify key words for every definition. Think of synonyms that you would use. (combine with the other strategies)
Use your body: say your definition and act it out with an expressiveness that fits the meaning.
Use your friends and family: Ask someone to quiz you using spaced repetition for a set amount of time, from your notes. (Example: for 10 minutes, all questions get repeated, but the quicker and more accurate your answer, the longer the interval until that question comes back. Questions you get wrong are repeated sooner.)
Use basic technology: Show all definitions and hide all the terms on this page. Try to remember each term before you show it (by clicking the definition) to check your answer. Then, show all terms and hide the definitions on the page. Only show a definition (by clicking the term) after you have made your best effort to remember your own version of it.
Use tools: Make a stack of index cards with terms on one side and your definitions on the other. When reviewing, don't check the opposite side until you've made your best effort to remember. Sort them into three stacks: Easy, Hard, and Failed. Then re-sort the Failed cards and work through the Hard cards until they are all Easy.
Use advanced technology: On the web (Example: SuperNotes with free signup or with subscription.) or on an app (Example: Anki), create a stack of virtual cards and let the software quiz you. It will use spaced repetition automatically.
Use brute force memorization: Copy a term and definition from this page. Then navigate to Catechesis Contents > Memorization Tool and paste it into the box, then follow the instructions on that page. (Caution: this works quickly for memorizing texts, but must be repeated a few times after a break for long-term recall. It is less effective than the other strategies for understanding what you memorize.)

Philip: One of "the seven" evangelists who preached in Samaria and baptized Simon the sorcerer and the Ethiopian eunuch, during the great persecution of the church in Jerusalem under Saul.
Simon the sorcerer: The magician and sorcerer from Samaria who was converted to Christ and baptized by Philip. He later tried to buy the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit from the apostle Peter.
the Ethiopian eunuch: The servant and treasurer of the Ethiopian queen Candace. He was catechized from the Old Testament Scriptures and baptized by the evangelist Philip.
Jerusalem: The capital city of the Jews in which the temple was built. It is sometimes called Zion, City of Judah, City of God, city of the great King, and the Holy City. It is also used in reference to the heavenly city which is yet to come.
Judea: The southernmost region of the three regions of the Roman province of Palestine. It was located between the Jordan River and the Dead Sea to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It included the cities of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany, and Emmaus.
Samaria: The region of the Roman province of Palestine between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. In Old Testament times, during the divided kingdom, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was set up in this region in opposition to Jerusalem to the south. After the Assyrian conquest, colonists from Babylonia, Syria, and other Assyrian territories settled in this area and minkled with the remnants of the Jews in this region. The group of "half-breed" Jews from this region were hated by the Jews who worshiped in Jerusalem.
Galilee: The northernmost region of the three regions of the Roman province of Palestine. It was located in the fertile area to the west of the Sea of Galilee. It included the cities of Nazareth, Capernaum, Gennesaret, Cana, Nain, and Chorazin. All of the Twelve, with the exception of Judas of Iscariot, came from this region and were recognized by their dialect. The Jews from this region were despised by the Jewish leaders of Judea. Jesus conducted the major portion of His ministry in this region.