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SS Unit 9 part 2
week of 5/20
Question | Answer |
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Nepotism | favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices |
Pariah | a social outcast |
Patrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the father |
Pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. |
Philosophers | "Lovers of wisdom", a thinker who uses logic and reason |
Prophet | A person who speaks or interprets for God to other people |
Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. |
Sapa Inca | The emperor of the Incan Empire. People believed that he was descended from the sun god. |
Scholars | people who have studied certain topics and know a lot about them |
Succession | The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time |