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History Gr 6 Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anarchy | the absence of a system of government and law |
| animism | the belief that all things have a spirit living in them |
| annex | to join or add a smaller thing to a larger thing |
| assassinate | to murder, especially a well-known person, by a sudden attack or from ambush |
| bauxite | a mineral from which aluminum is obtained |
| cassava | a type of tropical plant with a starchy root; some types can be eaten like potatoes, others are made into tapioca |
| civilian | a person who is not a member of any of the armed forces |
| climate | the kind of weather a place has |
| cocoa | a powder made by roasting, grinding, and removing some of the fat from the seeds of the cacao tree; used in making chocolate |
| corrupt | influenced by bribes; dishonest |
| coup | a sudden change in government using force or illegal means |
| culture | the customs, arts, and tools of a nation or people at a certain time; their way of life |
| desolate | not lived in; deserted |
| dictator | a person who rules using complete authority |
| drought | a long period of dry weather; continued lack of rain |
| economy | the way a country manages its resources |
| eon | a very long period of time; many thousands of years |
| export | to send goods out of one country for sale and use in another |
| famine | lack of food in a place; a time of starving |
| fertile | able to produce much; producing crops easily |
| guerrilla | a member of a band of fighters who attack the enemy by sudden raids, ambushes, or the like; not part of a regular army |
| ivory | a hard, white substance making up the tusks of elephants or walruses |
| massacre | a savage killing of many people or animals |
| millet | the very small grain of a kind of cereal grass, grown for food or hay |
| nationalize | to change from private to government ownership or control |
| navigable | able to be traveled on by ships |
| nomad | a member of a tribe who moves from place to place to have food or pasture for his cattle |
| phosphate | a chemical found in certain rocks; used to make fertilizer |
| plateau | a plain in the mountains or high above sea level; large, high plain |
| poach | to trespass on another's land, especially to hunt or fish; illegal hunting |
| protectorate | a more powerful nation takes over protection and some control of a weaker nation |
| refugee | a person who flees to another country for safety from war or from persecution |
| savanna | a grassy plain with few or no trees, especially one near the tropics |
| sisal | a fleshly plant whose leaves are used to make rope |
| sparse | thinly scattered; occurring here and there |
| temperate | not very hot, and not very cold |
| terrorism | the use of fear and violence to accomplish something |
| tourist | a person traveling for pleasure |
| tribalism | loyalty to one's tribe that is more important than loyalty to a nation |
| tropical | of or like the regions near the equator |
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