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Vocab

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Primary Source   A firsthand or eyewitness account of an event  
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Secondary Source   Any document that describes an event, person, place, or thing, not written from someone living during the time period  
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Culture   Characteristic of civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people  
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Barter   To trade one good for another  
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Topography   The surface features of the land like mountains or deserts  
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Cultural Diffusion   The spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people  
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Oligarchy   A government where a few people rule  
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Polytheism   Belief in multiple gods  
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Monarchy   A government ruled by one person and the power is inherited  
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Tyranny   A government ruled by one person and the power is taken over by force  
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Democracy   A government where power is shared by citizens  
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Aristocrat   Wealthy, powerful men who advise the king in Greece  
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City-State   An early city that was like a small county with government and laws  
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Empire   A large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single leader  
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Legacy   Something you are remembered for long after you are gone  
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Analyze   To take or brake apart to find the reason something or someone doesn't work  
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Republic   A form of government with elected leaders  
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Veto   To refuse to approve bills proposed by the legislative branch  
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Monotheism   The belief in a single god  
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Impede   To stop movement or progress with obstacles  
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Emerging   To come into existence or to develop  
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Feudalism   Economic and government system where people are bound to one another by promise of loyalty  
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Persecute   Cause a person or group to suffer because of his or her beliefs  
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Interdependence   Relying on others for certain needs  
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Crusades   Religious wars for control of the Jerusalem and the Holy Land  
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Clergy   Religious leaders like priests  
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Heretic   A person who has different religious beliefs than the church  
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Magna Carta    
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