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vocab social studies

a test

TermDefinition
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 in that time period
culture charactoristicts of civilization like belifs and behaviors of a group of people
barter trade one good for another
topography the surface featuresof the land like rocks
cultural diffution spread of culture
polythiesm belief in many gods
oligarchy a goverment where a few people rule
tyranny a geverment where the ruler takes power by force
democracy a goverment where the people take power
aristocrat wealthy, powerful men who advised kings in greece
city-state an early city that was like a small city and had a geverment
empire a large place where different groups of people were ruled by one person
legacy something you are remembered for long after you are gone
analize to take or break apart to find the reason something or someone works
republic a form of goverment with elected leaders
veto to refuse bills from the legastative branch
monothiesm belief in a single god
impede to stop movement or progress in something
emerging to come into existance or to develop
feudilism economic and goverment system where people are bound to one another by promises of loyalty
persecute couse a person to suffer becuase of his or her beliefs
interdependance relying on others for certian needs
clergy religous leaders like priests
heritic a person who has different religous beliefs than the church
magna carta a written legal agreement that limited the kings power
trans saharan across the sahara dessert
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