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Decline of Civ.
Vocabulary for Unit 8
Term | Definition |
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scarcity | insufficiency or shortness of supply, not enough |
surplus | an amount, quantity, that is greater than needed |
famine | extreme scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area, often leading to hunger and starvation |
natural disaster | a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life |
resources | the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth (example: farming, mining, trade...) |
unite | to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form one large group |
migrate | to go from one country, region, or place to another |
decline | to grow smaller, diminish, or fail over time |
conquest | the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered |
invasion | an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army |