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6th Terms
Term | Definition |
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communism | Form of government in which the government owns all land and businesses. Practiced in China and North Korea. |
monarchy | Ruled by a king or queen. |
constitutional monarchy | Ruled by a king or queen, but they are limited by a constitution. |
oligarchy | Rule by few leaders. |
Tyranny | Ruled by an individual who has often taken control by illegal means. |
Democracy | Ruled by the people, started in ancient Greece. |
republic | Form of government in which the people elect leaders to run the government, started in ancient Rome. |
revolution | A great and often violent change. |
textiles | Woven cloth, first industry moved to factories. |
cottage industry | Work done by families in their homes. |
genocide | The mass murder of a people because of race, religion, ethnicity, politics, and culture. |
capitalism | Form of economy in which most business are privately owned. There is competition to try to create |
consumer goods | Clothing, shoes, and other products made for people that were manufactured. |
refugees | People who flee to another country to escape danger. |
urban | Another word of city. |
Rural | Another word for country side. |
industrialized | Changing the economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming. |
free market economy | The people, not the government decide what businesses to start and run. |
deforestation | The cutting down of too many trees too quickly. |
subsistance farms | Small plots that grow just enough food to feed their families. |
desertification | Grasslands become deserts. |