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Geography
Ch. 9
Question | Answer |
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Democracy | A form of government by the people in which citizens often elect representatives to govern them. |
City-state | An independant state made up of a city and the territories depending o it. |
Aristocrats | A member of the upper class. |
Philosophers | A person who examines questions about the universe and searches for the truth. |
Republic | A form of government in which officials are elected by the people to govern. |
Patricians | A wealthy landowner in ancient Rome. |
Plebeians | A farmer or lower class person in ancient Rome. |
Veto | To reject a decision made ay another government body. |
Aqueducts | Transport system for carrying water long distances, sometimes raised on a bridge. |
Serfs | From the 1500s to the 1800s, a poor Russian or European peasant farmer who rented land from a landlord and had few rights. |
Feudal System | A social structure during the Middle Ages consisting of a king, lords, vassals, and serfs. |
Navigation | The science of finding position and planning routes |
Colony | An area controlled by a distant country. |
Textile | Related to cloth or clothing. |
Factory System | A way of working in which each person works on only one part of a product. |
Guillotine | A machine used to execute people during the French Revolution. |