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History and Governments of Europe
Term | Definition |
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classical | referring to the civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome |
city-state | independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding area |
democracy | form of limited government in which power rests with the people, and all citizens share in running the government |
republic | government in which people choose their leaders |
emperor | all-powerful ruler |
pope | head of the Roman Catholic Church |
feudalism | political and social system in which kings gave land to nobles in exchange for the nobles' promise to serve them; those nobles provided military service as knights for the king |
nation-state | country formed of people who share a common culture and history |
revolution | sweeping change |
Holocaust | mass killing of 6 million European Jews by Germany's Nazi leaders during World War II |
communism | system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods |
dominant | having controlling influence over others |
authority | power or influence over others |
currency | money |