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Social Studies Vocab

Social Studies Vocabulary Test

TermDefinition
Primary Source A first hand witness 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 civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people.
Barter To trade one good for another.
Topography The surface feature of the land like mountains or deserts.
Cultural Diffusion The spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different group of people.
Poltheism Belief in multiple gods.
Oligarchy A government where a few people rule.
Monarchy A government ruled by one person and power is inherited
Tyranny A government ruled by one person who takes power by force.
Democracy A government where the power is shared by citizens.
Aristocrat Wealthy, powerful men who advised the kind in Greece
City-state An early city that was like a small country with government and laws.
Empire A large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single leader.
Legacy Something you are remember for long after you are gone.
Analyze To take or break apart to find the reason something or someone works.
Republic A form of government with elected leaders.
Veto To refuse to approve bulls proposed by the legislative branch.
Monotheism The belief in a single god.
Impede To stop movement or progress with obstacles.
Emerging To come into existence or to develop.
Feudalism Economic and government system where people are bound to one another by promises of loyalty.
Persecute Cause a person or group to suffer because of his or her beliefs.
Interdependence Relying on others for certain needs.
Crusades Religious ways for control of the Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
Clergy Religious Leaders like priests.
Heretic A person who has different religious beliefs than the church.
Magna Carta A written legal agreement that limited the English monarch's power.
Trans-Saharan Across the Sahara Desert.
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