Key vocabulary in connection with the topic of the death penalty:
Word
Definition
death row
the part of a prison where those sentenced to death are kept
inmates
prisoners
execution
killing
communities
societies
BC
Before Christ
means
methods
crucifixion
death by being nailed to a cross
impalement
death by being pierced through the body with a sharp piece of wood
burning them at a stake
burning them alive
offenses
crimes
beheading
cutting off the head
abolished
ended
in the aftermath
as a result, outcome
reinstated
put into effect again
collaborated
worked together
firing squad
a group of soldiers ordered to shoot to carry out a death sentence
capital punishment
death penalty
imposed
meant, ordered
colonial times
between the early 1500s and late 1700s
abolitionist movement
group of people who supported the abolition of slavery
conduct
behavior
humane
sympathetic
revival
comeback, upturn
exercising
using
impact
effect
declining
becoming less, decreasing
circumstances
situation
Timeline of the Death Penalty
A chronological overview based on the text:
Date
Event
c. 1800 BC
First recorded death penalty laws in Babylon. Methods included crucifixion, drowning, beating, burning, and impalement.
10th century
Hanging became a common method of execution. Later, "more innovative" methods such as boiling and burning at the stake were used.
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