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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Primary source | A firsthand or eyewitness account of an event |
| Secondary source | any document that describes an event, person, place, or thing, not written from someone living during the time period |
| Culture | characteristics of a civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people |
| Barter | To trade one good for another |
| Topography | The surface features of the land like mountains or deserts |
| Culture diffusion | The spread of sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people |
| Polytheism | Belief in multiple gods |
| Oligarchy | A government where few people rule |
| Monarchy | A government where 1 person rules and its inherited |
| Tyranny | A government where one person rules and they take over by force |
| Democracy | A government |