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Social Studies Vocab
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 | 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 mountains or deserts |
Cultural Diffusion | The spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people |
Oligarchy | A government where a few people rule |
Polytheism | Belief in multiple gods |
Monarchy | A government ruled by one person and the power is inherited |
Tyranny | A government ruled by one person and the power is taken over by force |
Democracy | A government where power is shared by citizens |
Aristocrat | Wealthy, powerful men who advise the king in Greece |
City-State | An early city that was like a small county with 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 brake apart to find the reason something or someone doesn't work |
Republic | 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 develop |
Feudalism | Economic and government system where people are bound to one another by promise 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 wars 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 |