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26 Cards in this Set
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archy,arche/o
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government/ to govern,chief,first,ancient
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archaeology
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study of ancient cultures
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monarchy
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a form government headed by a member of a royal family
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anarchy
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no government
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oligarchy
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a government controlled by a small group of people
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hierarchy
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people ranked from most important to least
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patriarch
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chief or oldest or most respected male in a family
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matriarch
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chief or oldest ot most repsected female in a family
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cracy,crat
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government/ to govern,power
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archenemy
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most important enemy
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aristocracy
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a government ruled by the elite
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democracy
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a government by the people
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theocracy
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a government run by the leaders of a reilgious group
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autocracy
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a government ruled by one person with absolute power
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meritocracy
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a government whose leaders are slected on the basis of their ability
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technocracy
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a government ruled by technical experts
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bureaucracy
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the neumerous departments and subdivisions within a government
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astro, aster
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star
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asterisk
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astronomical
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so large that it can be compared to the scale of the stars
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astronomy
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the scientific study of the universe and all its stars
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astrology
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the study of the supposed connection between the movement of planets and stars and human affairs
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disaster
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terrible event that occurs. (belief= star out of alingment--> terrible things happen)
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comma rule
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FANBOYS
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capitalization of titles
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first word, last word and principal words (NOT articles, prepositions, coordinating conjunctions, and to)
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punctuation of titles
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*underline* or * italics* “Short Story” “ Song” “Poem
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