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Term | Definition |
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veto | to refuse to approve bills proposed by the legislative branch |
barted | to trade one good for another |
culture | characteristics |
democracy | a government where the power is shared by citizens |
legacy | something you are remembered for long after you are gone |
aristocrat | powerful men who advised kings |
tyranny | a government ruled by 1 person who takes power by force |
analyze | to break apart something to find the reason something works |
republic | government with elected leaders |
monotheism | belief in a single god |
impede | to stop movement with obstacles |
emerging | to come into develop |
feudalism | economic system where people are bound to one another by loyalty |
persecute | cause a group to suffer because of beliefs |
crusades | religious wars for control of jerusalem and holy land |
clergy | religious leaders like priests |
heretic | a person who has different beliefs then church |
trans saharan | across the sahara desert |
magna carta | a written legal agreement that limited the english monarchs power |
primary source | a firsthand eyewitness account |
secondary source | any document that describes an event person place not written from someone living in that time period |
interdependence | relying on others for certain needs |
empire | large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single leader |
city state | an early city was like a small country with a government and laws |
monarchy | government ruled by 1 person and power is inherited |
polytheism | belief in multiply gods |
oligarchy | government where a few people rule |
topography | the surface features of the land like mountains |
cultural diffusion | spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups |