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social studies vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| primary source | a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event |
| secondary source | any document that describes and event person place or thing not written from someone living during the time period |
| culture | characteristics of civilizations like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people |
| barter | to trade one good for another |
| topography | h surface features of the land like mountains or deserts |
| cultural diffusion | the spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people |
| polytheism | belief in multiple gods |
| oligarchy | a government where few people rule |
| monarchy | a government ruled by 1 person and power is inherited |
| tyranny | a government where few people rule |
| democracy | a government where the power is shared by citizens |
| aristocrat | wealthy powerful men who advised kings in Greece |
| city state | an early city that was like a small country with a government and laws |
| empire | a large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single ruler |
| legacy | something youu are remembered for long after you are gone |
| analyze | to take or break apart to find the reason something works |
| 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 process with obstacles |
| emerging | to come into existence or to develop |
| fedudalism | economics and government system where people are bound to one another by promise of loyalty |
| persecute | to cause a person or group to suffer because his or hers beliefs |
| interdependence | relying on others for certain needs |
| crusades | religious wars for control of the Jerusalem and the holy land |
| clergy | religious leaders lime priest |
| heretic | a persons who has different religious beliefs that the church |
| manga carta | a written legal agreement that limited the English monarchs powers |
| trans Saharan | across the Sahara desert |
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