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50 Cards in this Set
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A.D. |
Anno Domini, a Latin phrase which means “In the Year of Our Lord.”
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absolute monarchy |
King or queen that has total power over everyone |
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agriculture |
business of farming |
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anarchy |
no government exists and no laws in place
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apartheid |
legal system:
It separated blacks from the whites of that country. Under it, blacks had far fewer rights than whites. Similar to segregation in the U.S. |
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aristocracy |
The social class that occupies the top level of a society.
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aristocrat |
a member of the aristocracy.
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atheism |
belief that there is no god |
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austerity measures |
cutting social programs |
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authoritarian government
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A government ruled by a single leader or small group of people. It has total control over the people living under it. As a result, they generally have few rights.
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B.C. |
before Christ |
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B.C.E. |
before common era |
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C.E. |
common era |
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cenrury |
100 years |
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circa |
around that time/year |
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citizen |
A person who has all of the rights a society offers.
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city-state |
A single city that is also a sovereign nation.
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civilization |
a culture that has towns and cities, organized government and writing, art, architecture, and religion. |
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constitutional monarchy |
A government in which the powers of the ruling king, queen, or emperor are limited by a constitution.
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consumer |
A person who buys and uses the goods and services an economy has to offer.
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decade |
10 years |
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demand |
how much of a good or service that consumers want
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demilitarized zone |
A place where troops are not allowed to be deployed by a nation’s military.
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democracy |
A type government in which people rule themselves. They do this by voting for representatives who make the decisions of government for them in a representative democracy or republic
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dictator |
A leader who has absolute power over the country he or she rules.
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dictatorship |
A government ruled by a single leader. He or she has absolute power over the country he or she rules.
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direct democracy |
A government in which citizens rule themselves by vote. In this case, every citizen must vote on every decision the state makes.
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dynasty |
family of rulers |
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emigrate |
leave a country, to go to a new country or region.
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emigration |
The process of moving to a new country or region.
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exodus |
The mass migration of a group of people away from a place where they are ill-treated or under stress.
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goods |
Things made or harvested by human hands that help humans live
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government |
A political system that makes laws for its citizens.
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latitude |
A line that shows how far something is north or south of the equator. It is measured in degrees.
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limited monarchy |
A monarchy where the king, queen, emperor, or empress has limits to the power he or she wields.
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longitude |
A line which shows how far east or west something is from the prime meridian
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Mediterranean climate |
A pattern of weather marked by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
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migrate |
move, place to place |
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millennium |
1,000 years |
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monarchy |
A government ruled by a king, queen, emperor or empress. Sometimes the monarchy can have absolute power; at other times they have limited power.
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monotheism |
The belief that there is only one true and all-powerful god.
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nomad |
A person who moves from place to place, never settling in one place for very long.
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oligarchy |
A government ruled by a small, select group of people. Other people in the society ruled by one have no say in what it does.
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pre capita |
Latin phrase which means “per head.” It means for each person.
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polytheism |
belief in many gods. |
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primary source |
First hand account from someone that was in the middle of the historic event |
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representative democracy |
A government whose leaders are elected by citizens.
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republic |
A government whose leaders are elected by citizens. These leaders, called representatives, then vote to make laws for the people they govern. Also known as a representative democracy.
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secondary source |
An account of a historical event of someone who lived some time after it happened.
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supply |
he amount of a certain product that consumers can buy on the market.
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