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31 Cards in this Set
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shortage of food
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famine
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government by a privileged minority, usually of inherited wealth
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aristocracy
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government in which a small group of people holds power
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oligarchy
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to exchange goods without using money
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barter
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government in which all citizens share in running the government
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democracy
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group of traveling merchants and animals
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caravan
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to take forcibly and quickly, to capture
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seize
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method of bringing water to a field
from another place to water crops |
irrigation
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study of the nature and meaning of life
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philosophy
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to settle in another country or region
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migrate
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person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
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tyrant
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a quantity over and above what is needed or used
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surplus
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period of forced absence from one's country or home
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exile
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a soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
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mercenary
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government in which the leader is not a king or queen but a person elected by the citizens
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republic
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a ruler or tyrant with absolute power
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dictator
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a line of rulers from the same family
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dynasty
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all recorded past events
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history
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to reject
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veto
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a person willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs
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martyr
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refers to the scattering of communities of Jews outside their homeland after the Babylonian captivity
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diaspora
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an agreement
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covenant
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to join together so as to make one
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unite
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government or state headed by the king or queen
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monarchy
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marketplace
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bazarr
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social groups a person is born into and cannot change
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caste
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disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
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black death
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land or soil that contains substances plants need in order to grow well
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fertile
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payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection
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tribute
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a person, usually wealthy, who sponsors and supports some person or activity
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patron
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complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system
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civilization
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