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SS General Vocabulary

General terms used throughout studies in global or state studies.

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geographystudy of the earth and how man uses it
missionarya religious person that teaches their religion
missiona place where religious persons live and teach
natural resourcethings made by nature and useful to man
scarcitynot enough to meet demand
culturethe lifestyle of a group of people living in a certain area
conquistadora Spanish soldier
governmentrules of a society, their execution and monitoringtoring
interdependencethe need of 2 bodies to exchange goods
historya record of events over a period of time
climateweather over a period of time
revolutionan uprising of citizens against the ruling government
aqueducta channel that brings water from one place to another
causewaya straight road over water
nomadaperson who wanders from place to place in search of food
democracyrules and rulers of society determined by the vote of the people
settlementa group of people living together in one area
presideoa Spanish fort built to protect settlements
apprenticesomeonewho works under a master to learn a skill
puritanEnglish religious group which wanted to make the Church of England's services simpler and morals stricter
legislaturea group of people who make laws
economythe managing of money earned and spent
economicsscience that deals with the way in which goods and wealth are produced, distributed and useded, distributed
slavea person who is owner by another pereson and has no freedom at all


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