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Social Studies Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Primary Source | A firsthand eye witness 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 | Characteristic of 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 mountain and deserts |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people |
| Ploytheism | Belief in multiple gods |
| Oligarchy | A government where a few people rule |
| Monarchy | A government ruled by 1 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 king in Greece |
| City-state | An early city that was like small country with a government and laws |
| Empire | A large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single leader |
| Legacy | Something you are remembered for long after you are gone |
| Analyze | To take or break apart to find the reason something or someone works |
| Replubic | A form of government with elected leaders |
| Veto | To refuse to approve bills 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 develope |
| 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 other for certain needs |
| Crusades | Religious wars for control of the Jeruslem and 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 monarchs power |
| Trans-Saharan | Across the Sahara Desert |