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Mrs. Brown
6th grade final
Question | Answer |
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alliance | an agreement to work together |
armistice | agreement to stop fighting |
artifact | anything made and used by people in the past |
century | 100 years |
climate | a place's weather over a long period of time |
communism | a political system in which government controls all land and industry |
democracy | a form of government in which citizens participate and hold ultimate power |
hieroglyphics | an ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols |
irrigation | a system of transporting water from a river, lake, or well to make farming possible in dry region |
monarchy | a government led or directed by a king or queen |
monastery | a building housing a group of monks |
monotheism | belief in one God |
nationalism | loyalty to one's country |
polytheism | belief in many Gods |
triangular trade | the trade route between Africa, the West Indies, and North America |
pyramid | a massive stone building with a square base and four triangular sides, used as a tomb in ancient Egypt |
mosque | a Muslim place of worship |
dynasty | a family that rules for several generations |
adobe | clay and straw formed into sun dried bricks |
empire | several territories and nations ruled by one authority |