D11 7th Grade Social Studies Academic Word List

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  1. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
  2. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
  3. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  4. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  5. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development
  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 orientation of those who favor government by the people
  12. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  13. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
  14. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  15. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  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 from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  19. nationalism
    the doctrine that your country's interests are superior
  20. nomad
    a member of a people who have no permanent home
  21. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  22. monotheism
    belief in a single God
  23. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  24. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  25. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  26. polytheism
    belief in multiple gods
  27. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  28. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
  29. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  30. social class
    a group of people sharing similar wealth and 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
Created on Fri Jan 29 10:21:57 EST 2010

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