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SSC Core Vocabulary
Core Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an object made by human hands | Artifact |
| a line of rulers from the same family | Dynasty |
| the use of advanced methods to help solve problems and make life easier | Technology |
| a member of the upper class of society they usually hold their position due to land they own | Aristocrat |
| a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland | Colony |
| the physical and human characteristics that make up the earth | Geography |
| a skilled worker in a certain job or business | Artisan |
| plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time | Fossil |
| a government official | Bureaucrat |
| people who share a similar place in society due to their wealth or occupation | Social Class |
| first hand evidence of an event that has occurred in history | Primary Source |
| to give or donate your ideas, time, money or technologies | Contribution |
| a complex society with cities, organized government, religion, and an organized writing system | Civilization |
| a way of watering crops by using waterways or ditches | Irrigation |
| the act or training for a particular job | Specialization |
| a long period or division of time | Era |
| a document or written work created after an event has already occurred | Secondary Source |
| a style of government where all citizens share in running the government. | Democracy |
| an organized way in which people produce, sell and buy goods | Economy |
| people who regularly move from place to place | Nomad |
| a forced payment made by conquered peoples to their new group | Tribute |
| a belief in more than one god within your religion | Polytheism |
| a ruler who takes power by force | Tyrant |
| a set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by members of a group | Culture |
| the city and the land that surrounds it, which is ruled independently from any other civilization | City-State |
| a nation that rules several other nations under its government | Empire |
| a fight or disagreement | Conflict |
| a style of government where a king or queen passes power to a relative; only one person has all the power | Monarchy |
| an area of land with common characteristics | Region |
| the movement of people from one place to settle in another place | Migrate |