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7th Grade Social Studies Essential Vocab  by  dmssocialstudies
created: 10-01-2009
deck type: public
total cards: 32
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Essential Vocab
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development of a world wide culture with an interd
Globalization
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The feeling that your culture is superior to anoth
Ethnocentrism
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The kind of money used by a group or a nation
Currency
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Form of government in which the leader claims to r
Theocracy
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A form of government in which citizens govern them
Democracy
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The belief in one god
Monotheism
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The belief in many gods
Polytheism
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The title of the kings and queens of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
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An early form of paper made from reedlike plant fo
Papyrus
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Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a
Silt
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Complete control over someone or something
Absolute power
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Highly developed culture
Civilization
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Way of life of a group of people who share similar
Culture
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Family of rulers
Dynasty
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Growth of cities
Urbanization
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The next life, in which the dead are believed to l
Afterlife
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Someone who rules for a child until the child is o
Regent
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A worker who is especially skilled in making somet
Artisan
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A successor to Muhammed and a spiritual leader of
Caliph
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Islamic pilgramage to the holy city of Mecca
Hajj
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Islamic house of worship
Mosque
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A form of government in which a leader rules by fo
Dictatorship
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nonreligious
Secular
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A mass murder of people from a particular ethnic g
Genocide
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A ban on trade with a particular country
Embargo
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A farm product grown for export
Cash crop
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The process of treating seawater to remove salts a
Desalinization
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An area built up by rich fertile soil left by rive
Alluvial plain
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Steps taken by a nation to limit trading with one
Trade Sanction
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Feelings of affection and loyalty towards one's co
Nationalism
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Process of economic and social change which shifts
Industrialization
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System of laws in South Africa aimed at separating
Apartheid
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