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SS finals 7th grade
Finals Vocab.
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Social Studies
7th Grade
05/30/2018

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legal member of a country or city-state
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Citizen
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hereditary class of rulers, Greek for “Rule by the best people
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Aristocracy
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A gov. in which a small group of people rule
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Oligarchy
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Unjust use of power in greece a gov run by a strong ruler.
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Tyranny
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Form of gov. In the u.s. In which citizens hold political power
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Democracy
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Collection of myths and stories that people tell about the gods and heroes
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Mythology
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A government where citizens can vote and have the right to elect a resident/leader
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Republic
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Gov. official who enforces the law
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Magistrate
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War between groups from the same country
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Civil war
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A channel that moves water over a long distance
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Aqueduct
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A work of literacy that makes fun of its/ their subject
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Satire
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A man who fought as public entertainment in ancient rome
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Gladiator
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A person who would die for their religion
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Martyr
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Beliefs about what is right and wrong
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Ethics
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Religion group
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Denomination
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General increase of prices
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Inflation
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A soldier who fights for pay instead of loyalty
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Mercenary
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States that have several countries/ territories
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Empire
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places in the desert where water can be found
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Oasis
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An arab nomad
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Bedouin
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The holy book of islam
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Quran
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Pilgrimage made of muslims at the holy city of mecca
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Hajj
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Islamic houses of worship
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Mosque
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title meaning successor in arab, used by those who follow Muhammad
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Caliph
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A title of ruler in a muslim country
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Sultan
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Park landscape, scattered with trees
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Savanna
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A group of people traveling together
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Caravan
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Farming method, in which trees are cut, then burned then turned into fertilizer
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Slash and burn
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long period of extreme dry weather with no water.
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Drought
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Bowl shaped area
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Basin
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Strips of level land covered in plants and had a slope
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Terrace
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Native americans would bend young trees to make a round frank covered with bark
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Wigwam
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A portable cone-shaped house made from the native americans on the plains
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Tepee
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A dome shaped house made of snow made from native americans from the arctic
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Igloo
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Basically a party with some culture, involved gift giving, Feasting
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Potlatch
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A period between ancient and modern
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Middle ages
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follower of polytheistic or believing in more than 1 god
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Pagan
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A state granted to a lord from vassals
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Fief
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A code of conduct for knight, for example loyal
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Chivalry
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A peasant legally bound to work for a lord
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Serf
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