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Vocabulary Final
Vocabulary Final Exam Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Environment | A person's surroundings |
| Feudalism | A system for organizing and governing society-based on land and services |
| Geography | Study of the physical environment and how people live in them |
| History | Written and other recorded events of people |
| Civilization | term that describes a culture that has developed complex systems of government, education and religion |
| Class system | System that divides people into social groups; usually based on power and money |
| Cultural | The customs or way of life of a group people |
| Climate | The weather in an area-averaged |
| Trade | The buying and selling of goods and services |
| Surplus | A quantity much larger than is needed |
| Society | A group of people who are joined together by a common trait |
| Empire | A group of nations rules by one authority |
| Econonmy | The system of production, distribution, and consumption |
| Domesticate | To tame a wild animal |
| Democracy | A form of government where a group of people who make decisions |
| Polytheism | The belief in many gods |
| Religion | A way of worshipping a god or gods |
| Medieval | Characteristics of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages |
| Renaissance | A period of great cultural and artistic rebirth that began in Italy after the Middle Ages |
| A group that does a certain type of work | Social division/specialization |
| Scarce | Rare; hard to find; not a lot of |
| Resource | Something valuable or useful to a place or person |
| Republic | The government created Italy where representatives serve in the government. It was the basis for many future governments-including the US's democracy. |
| Artifact | Any object made by people in the past |
| Archaeology | The study of objects left behind by early people |
| Ancient | Relating to an early time in history |
| Agriculture | The rising or crops or animals |