Vocabulary S.S Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Primary Source | a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event |
| Secondary Source | any document that describes an event, place, or thing non written from somebody from that time period |
| Culture | characteristics of civilization like beliefs and behaviors of a group of people |
| Barter | to trade one good for another |
| Topography | a surface features of land like mountains or deserts |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread and sharing of beliefs and behaviors between different groups of people |
| Polytheism | Belief in multiple gods |
| Oligarchy | a government where few people rule |
| Monarchy | a government ruled by one person where the power is inherited |
| Tyranny | a government ruled by one person who takes power by force |
| Democracy | a government where the power is shared by citizens |
| Aristocrat | wealthy, powerful men who advised king in Greece |
| City-State | an early city that was like a small country with a government and law |
| Empire | a large territory where different groups of people are ruled by a single leader |
| Legacy | something you are remembered for long after you are gone |
| Analyze | to take or break apart to find the reason something or someone works |
| Republic | a form of government with elected leaders |
| Veto | to refuse to approve bills proposed by the legislative branch |
| Monotheism | belief in single god |
| Impede | to stop movement or progress with obstacles |
| Emerging | to come into existence or to develop |
| Feudalism | economic and government system where people are bound to one another by promises of loyalty |
| Persecute | cause a person or group to suffer because of their beliefs |
| Interdependence | relying on others for certain needs |
| Crusades | religious wars for control of the Jerusalem |
| Clergy | religious leaders like the priest |
| Heretic | person who has different religious beliefs different from the church |
| Magna Carta | a written legal agreement that limited the english monarch power |
| Trans-Saharan | across the Sahara Desert |
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