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vocab for s.s.
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Term | Definition |
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primary Source | a firsthand or eyewitness account account of an event |
secondary source | any document that describes an event,person,place, or things, not written from someone living during thee time period |
culture | characteristics of civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people |
barter | to trade one good from another |
topography | the surface features of the land like mountains or desserts |
cultural diffusion | the spread ans sharing of belifs and behaviors between different groups of people |
polytheism | beliefs in multiple gods |
oligarchy | a government where a few people rule |
monarchy | a government ruled by 1 person and power is inherited |
tyranny | a government ruled by 1 person who take power by force |
democracy | a government where the power is shared by citizens |
aristocrat | wealthy, powerful men who advised kings on Greece |
city-state | an early city that was like a small country with a government and laws |