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S.S Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Latitude | The distance a location is measured north or south of the equator. |
| Conquistador | A conquer, specifically from the 16th century who defeated the Mexican civilization. |
| Revolution | the usual violent attempt by many people to end the government and start a new one. |
| Colony | A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country. |
| Five Themes of Geology | Human Environment– How people adapt to their environment like building homes with insulation and central heating in cold climates.Movement – the moving of people, ideas, information, and products around the world.Region – an area with one or more common c |
| Government Styles | there are different styles of government, such as monarchy. Monarchy is a government style that has a king or queen. the Republic style is were there is a senate. There are many other government styles out there, like democracy. |
| Divine Right | the right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country |
| Regent | |
| Democracy | |
| Crimes against Humanity | actions that are agreed to be so universally abhorrent that they are determined to be unacceptable by all people regardless of culture and for which people seek to have the perpetrators punished on behalf of humanity. |
| Government | |
| Inalienable | The right to life, liberty, and the search of happiness. |
| Culture | learned behavior of people, which includes their belief systems and languages, their social relationships, their institutions and organizations, and their material goods (food, clothing, buildings, tools, and machines). |
| Slavery | The capturing of another human being and treating it like an item, not a living organism |
| Absolute Monarchy | a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution. |
| Capitalism | |
| Bureaucracy | |
| Politics | |
| Republic | |
| Revolution | |
| Totalitarianism | |
| Electoral College | |
| Anarchy |