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GED World History
Missouri GED Online, Social Studies Vocabulary
Term | Meaning |
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Homo sapiens | The term used to identify human beings |
civilization | An advanced state of human living in which people have cities and an organzied government |
medieval | another term used for the Middle Ages |
revolution | the overthrow of a ruler or government by the governed |
Vassal | a lord who owed military services and loyalty to a higher lord |
nationalism | the desire of a certain group of people to have their own nation |
city-states | independent cities with their own governments and laws |
urbanization | the movement of people in large numbers from rural to areas to cities |
protectorate | a weak country controlled by a stronger one |
colonization | the act of one country taking over direct control of another |
imperialism | the total domination of one country by another |
alliance | an agreement between or among nations to come to the aid of an ally if that ally is attacked |
armistice | a temporary halt to hostilities |
ethnic cleansing | widespread murder ment to elimanate certain ethnic groups |