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35 Cards in this Set
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power to govern
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it is the ability to make, enforce, and interpret laws
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civil power
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it is the rights we have as an individual like life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
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authoritarian
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it is one person who has the power to govern
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totalitarian
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it is a person who is an authoritarian but takes away people's civil power
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primogeniture
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it is the passage of power from oldest son to oldest son
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dynasty
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it is a ruling family
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aristocracy
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it is an upper class society based on birth
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arable
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it is land that is able to produce crops
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divination
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it is any attempt to discover god's will by observing nature
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economics
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it is allocation of scarce resources
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empire
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it is where one people group goes and captures other people that are not their own
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mummification
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it is the preservation of the body
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naval stores
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it is the sticky gum that the Phoenicians used to cover their boat so it wont fall
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polytheism
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it is the belief in many gods
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regent
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it is a person who rules in the name of a ruler who is too young
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seige
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it is a type of warfare in which an army surrounds a city and makes them starve
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fasting
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it is the self-denial of food for personal and spiritual improvement
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heresy
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it is the treason against god
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indulgence
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it is the sale of the pardon of the penalty of an unconfessed sin
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monasticism
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it is the with drawl from the church for personal, and spiritual improvement
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holding action
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it is a type of battle where the goal is to make the enemy slow down
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monarchy
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it is a form of government where it is ruled by a king or a queen
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omen
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it is an event believed to be a sign from god
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ultimatum
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it is a threat backed up by a consequence
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polis
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it is a greek city-state
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tragedy
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it is a type of play in which the hero struggles with fate and loses
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tyranny
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it is a form of government in which the leader comes to power in an illegal way
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republic
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it is a form of government in which the leaders are elected. This was the kind of government Rome had after monarchy
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debt
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it is the cause of borrowing money and not being able to pay it back
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inflation
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it is when the price of goods goes up with the same quality
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feudalism
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it is a political structure arising in europe after the fall of Rome for the reason of providing security
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islam
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it is the submission to God
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democracy
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it is the form of government in which all citizens have a say in making, enforcing, and interpreting laws
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philosophy
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it is a basis of truth
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philosopher
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they are people who taught only what they knew to be true
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