| A | B |
|---|
| revolution | the overthrow or replacement of a government or political system |
| Russification | policy of czars to have the people they conquered be forced to learn the Russian language & culture, converted to Eastern Orthodox religion |
| samurai | warrior knights of Japan during the feudal period |
| satrapy | province in the Persian Empire ruled by a governor responsible to the king |
| savanna | grasslands dotted with scattered trees with unreliable rainfall |
| scarcity | inadequate supply |
| self-sufficiency | able to support oneself without aid or cooperation from others |
| serf | peasant who was tied to the lord's land |
| shogun | after 1162, chief general in Japan, had more political power than emperor |
| silt | soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers |
| simony | Middle Ages; buying & selling of religious offices |
| social mobility | ability to move up or down in the social class system |
| socialism | economic & political system where society, rather than individuals, owns all property & runs businesses |
| Socratic method | anciednt Greece; question & answer technique, developed by Socrates, used reasoning to find truth |
| status quo | existing state of affairs |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| tao | Taoism; a universal force that can only be felt; a way a person achieves harmony |
| tariff | a price on imported or exported items |
| technology | tools and skills people use |
| terrorism | unlawful acts of violence by a political group to get publicity for their cause |
