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SSC Core Vocabulary
Core Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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an object made by human hands | Artifact |
a line of rulers from the same family | Dynasty |
the use of advanced methods to help solve problems and make life easier | Technology |
a member of the upper class of society they usually hold their position due to land they own | Aristocrat |
a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland | Colony |
the physical and human characteristics that make up the earth | Geography |
a skilled worker in a certain job or business | Artisan |
plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time | Fossil |
a government official | Bureaucrat |
people who share a similar place in society due to their wealth or occupation | Social Class |
first hand evidence of an event that has occurred in history | Primary Source |
to give or donate your ideas, time, money or technologies | Contribution |
a complex society with cities, organized government, religion, and an organized writing system | Civilization |
a way of watering crops by using waterways or ditches | Irrigation |
the act or training for a particular job | Specialization |
a long period or division of time | Era |
a document or written work created after an event has already occurred | Secondary Source |
a style of government where all citizens share in running the government. | Democracy |
an organized way in which people produce, sell and buy goods | Economy |
people who regularly move from place to place | Nomad |
a forced payment made by conquered peoples to their new group | Tribute |
a belief in more than one god within your religion | Polytheism |
a ruler who takes power by force | Tyrant |
a set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by members of a group | Culture |
the city and the land that surrounds it, which is ruled independently from any other civilization | City-State |
a nation that rules several other nations under its government | Empire |
a fight or disagreement | Conflict |
a style of government where a king or queen passes power to a relative; only one person has all the power | Monarchy |
an area of land with common characteristics | Region |
the movement of people from one place to settle in another place | Migrate |