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Unit 4 Vocab List (20 Cards)

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Polis
Greek term for ''city-state
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Philosophy
Term derived from Greek, meaning ''love-of-wisdom''
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Pope
Head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Manor
Feudal made up of a manor house, castle, and land
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Charter
Written agreement guaranteeing privileges and freedoms
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Revolution
Great and often violent change
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Imperialism
System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages
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Communism
Economic, social, and political system based on the teachings of Karl Marx, which advocated the elimination of private property
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Genocide
Mass murder of a person because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture
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Capitalism
Economic system that allows private ownership and open competition of businesses
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Democracy
Form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them
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Republic
Nation with a strong national government headed by elected leaders
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Feudalism
Political and social system in which a lord gave land to a noble to work, govern, and defend, in return of for the noble's loyalty
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Serf
Peasant laborer
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Reform
To improve by changing
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Constitution
Formal agreement that establishes the basis for a country's laws
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Alliance
Political agreement between countries to support each other in disputes with other countries
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Holocaust
Systematic murder by Adolf Hitler and his followers of more than 12 million people, including 6 million European Jews, during WWII
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Cold War
Conflict between the U.S and the Soviet Union dating from the late 1940s to the late 1980s, when the two superpowers competed for world influence without declared military action at each other
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Czar
Title of Russian emperor
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Author: Fat Flying Cows From...
Main topic: English
Topic: English-English
School / Univ.: Canyon Ridge
City: Austin Potatoes
Published: 31.01.2011
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