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6th SS Unit 3
European 6th Grade SS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peninsula | a body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| golden age | a period of great wealth, culture, and democracy in Greece. |
| republic | a form of government in which officials are elected by the people to govern. |
| feudal system | a social structure during the Middle Ages consisting of a king, lords, vassals, and serfs. |
| indulgences | a fee paid to the church to relax the penalty for a sin during the Middle Ages. |
| navigation | the science of finding position and planning routes |
| textile | related to cloth or clothing |
| fjord (fee ORD) | a deep, narrow bay |
| philosophers | a person who examines questions about the universe and searches for the truth. |
| veto | to reject a decision made by another government body |
| serf | from the 1500's to the 1800's, a poor Russian or European peasant farmer who rented land from a landlord and had few rights. |
| colony | an area controlled by a distant country. |
| factory system | a way of working in which each person works on only one part of a product. |
| canal | a human-made waterway through land for boats and ships |
| aqueducts | a transport system for carrying water long distances, sometimes raised on a bridge. |
| ecosystem | a community of living organisms and their natural environment, or habitat |
| marine reserve | an ocean area set aside to protect ocean life from humans |
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