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D11 7th Grade Social Studies Academic Word List 33 words

January 29, 2010 By Janie P.

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  1. alliance
    the state of being allied or confederated
  2. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
  3. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
  4. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of capital
  5. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
  6. constitution
    the act of forming or establishing something
  7. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  8. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
  9. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  10. dynasty
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
  11. democracy
    the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
  12. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  13. empire
    the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
  14. famine
    a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
  15. hemisphere
    half of a sphere
  16. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
  17. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  18. longitude
    the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
  19. nationalism
    the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
  20. nomad
    a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
  21. nomadic
    migratory
  22. monotheism
    belief in a single God
  23. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  24. philosophy
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
  25. pollution
    undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
  26. polytheism
    belief in multiple Gods
  27. primary
    of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
  28. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
  29. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  30. social class
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  31. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  32. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
  33. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns