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a system of government by one person with absolute power. |
autocracy |
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elected officials chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group. |
representative |
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is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly |
direct democracy |
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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
oligarchy |
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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. |
theocracy |
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are defined as illustrations or comic strips containing a political or social message that usually relates to current events or personalities. |
political cartoon |
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a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. |
citizen |
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a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. |
country |
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discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination. |
analyze |
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a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. |
symbol |
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Geography |
the study of the earth’s surface |
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culture |
a way of life of a group of people |
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archaeology |
the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains |
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fossil |
the evidence in rock of the presence of a plant or an animal from an earlier geologicalperiod |
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artifacts |
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest |
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primary source |
a document or physical object which was written or created during the timeunder study |
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climate |
the weather pattern for an area over a long extended period of time |
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landform |
a natural feature of the earth's surface |
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region
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an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definablecharacteristics but not always fixed boundaries |
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secondary source |
documents written after an event has occurred, providing secondhandaccounts of that event, person, or topic |
