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Social Studies Vocab
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Term | Definition |
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Primary Source | A firsthand or eyewitness of an event. |
Secondary Source | Any document that describes and an event, person, place, or things, not written from someone living during the time. |
Culture | A characteristics of a civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people. |
Barter | To trade one good for another. |
Cultural Diffusion | The spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people. |
Polytheism | Belief in multiple gods. |
Oligarchy | A government where few people rule. |
Monarchy | A government ruled by one person and power is inherited. |
Tyranny | A government ruled by one person and power is taken by force. |
Democracy | A government where the power is shared by the Citizens. |
Aristocrat | Wealthy, powerful men who advised kings in Greece. |
City-State | An early city that was like a small country with government and laws |
Empire | A large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single leader. |
Legacy | Something you are remembered for long after you are gone. |
Analyze | To take or apart to find the reason something or someone works. |
Topography | The surface features of the land like mountains or deserts. |
Republic | A form of government with elected leaders. |
Veto | To refuse to approve bills proposed by the Legislative branch. |
Monotheism | The belief in a single god. |
Impede | To stop movement or progress with obstacles. |
Emerging | To come into existence or to develop. |
Feudalism | Economic and government system where people are bound to one another by promises of loyalty. |
Persecute | Cause a person or group to suffer because his or her beliefs. |
Interdependence | Relying on others for a certain need. |
Crusades | Religious wars for control of the Jerusalem and the Holy Land. |
Clergy | Religious leaders like priest. |
Heretic | A person who has different beliefs than the Church. |
Magna Carta | A written legal agreement that limited the English monarch's power. |
Trans-Saharan | across the Trans-Saharan |