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ss-vocabulary8-27-14
vacabulary
Term | Definition |
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civilization | -the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced -the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization |
society | -the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community -an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity |
economics | --the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth -the condition of a region or group as regards material prosperity. |
government | -the system that establishes and enforces the laws and institutions of a society; some governments are controlled by a few people; and others are controlled by many. |
citizen | -a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. |
monarchy | -a system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch-usually a king or queen- who inherits the throne by birth |
theocracy | -a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god |
oligarchy | -a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution |
democracy | -a system of government in which the people participate directly in decision making |
republic | -a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. |
anarchy | -a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority |
patrons | -a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity -a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theater |
indulgences | -the action or fact of indulging |
civilization | -the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced -the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization |
society | -the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community -an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity |
economics | --the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth -the condition of a region or group as regards material prosperity. |
government | -the system that establishes and enforces the laws and institutions of a society; some governments are controlled by a few people; and others are controlled by many. |
citizen | -a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. |
monarchy | -a system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch-usually a king or queen- who inherits the throne by birth |
theocracy | -a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god |
oligarchy | -a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution |
democracy | -a system of government in which the people participate directly in decision making |
republic | -a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. |
anarchy | -a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority |
patrons | -a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity -a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theater |
indulgences | - |
secular | -denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis -not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order |
relic | -an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest |
corruption | -dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery -the process by which something, typically a word or expression, is changed from its original use or meaning to one that is regarded as erroneous or debased |
humanism | -an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters |
sacred | -connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration |
reform | -make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it. -subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight-chain molecules are converted to branched forms for use in gasoline |
status quo | -the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues |