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Vocabulary S.S
Social Studies TEST
Term | Definition |
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Primary Source | a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event |
Secondary Source | any document that describes an event, place, or thing non written from somebody from that time period |
Culture | characteristics of civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people |
Barter | to trade one good for another |
Topography | a surface features of land like mountains or deserts |
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 where the power is inherited |
Tyranny | a government ruled by one person who takes power by force |
Democracy | a government where the power is shared by citizens |
Aristocrat | wealthy, powerful men who advised king in Greece |
City-State | an early city that was like a small country with a government and law |
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 break apart to find the reason something or someone works |
Republic | a form of government with elected leaders |
Veto | to refuse to approve bills proposed by the legislative branch |
Monotheism | belief in 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 of their beliefs |
Interdependence | relying on others for certain needs |
Crusades | religious wars for control of the Jerusalem |
Clergy | religious leaders like the priest |
Heretic | person who has different religious beliefs different from the church |
Magna Carta | a written legal agreement that limited the english monarch power |
Trans-Saharan | across the Sahara Desert |