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Ohio Achievement Test Vocabulary - Social Studies
Anarchy - The complete absence of government, political disorder, lawlessness.
Bill of Rights - A list of rights and freedoms assumed to be essential to a group.
Caste System - A social system in Hindu society in which a person's place is determined by the rank of the family in which he or she is born.
Caravan - A group of people and animals traveling together for safety, especially through a desert.
Causative Factor - A cause in which an effect is produced.
Colonialism - A system of policy by which a country maintains foreign colonies, especially in order to exploit them economically.
Conquest - The act of conquering, especially land taken in war.
Crusades - Any of the journeys and battles undertaken by European Christians between 1095 and 1270, to win control of the holy land (Palestine) from the Muslims.
Culture - The way of life of a group of people at a particular time, including their daily habits, beliefs, and arts.
Democracy - A system of government in which people/citizens vote to make governmental decisions.
Direct Democracy - A democracy in which each person has a vote in the decision making process.
Representative Democracy - A democracy in which representatives are elected by the citizens to represent them in decision making.
Dictatorship - A government in which the ruler has absolute power.
Diffuse - Spread out or dispersed; not concentrated.
Diffusion - A dispersion as of news, cultures, etc...
Due Process of Law - The course of legal proceedings established by the legal system of a nation to protect individual rights and liberties.
Dynasty - A line of rulers who belong to the same family.
Economics - The way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
Empire - A group of lands and people ruled by one government.
Endowment - To give money or property as to provide an income for the support of a college, hospital, country, etc...
Feudalism - Starting in europe around 800 A.D., a system for organizing and governing society based on land and services.
Impede - To bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay.
Imperialism - The extension of a nations power over other lands, by military, political, or economic means.
Interdependent - Depending on one another to meet needs and wants.
Institution - An established law, custom, practice, system, etc... or an organization having public character, as a school, church, bank, hospital, etc...
Legacy - A tradition that is handed down from one generation to the next and is a valued part of people's lives today.
Magna Carta - A legal document written by English lords in 1215 that stated certain rights and limited the power of the king.
Mercantilism - A policy that arose in Europe after the decline of feudalism, that a nations economy can be strengthened by the government through tariffs, increased foreign trade, and a balance of imports and exports.
Monarchy - A government ruled by a king or queen.
Multiple-Tier Time Line - A time line that has more than one level, and covers the events of more than one country, civilization, dynasty, empire, etc...
Oligarchy - A type of government in which a small group of rich, powerful citizens control the decision-making.
Perspective - The ability to understand a specific point of view in judging events that have happened in the past.
Raw Materials -Material still in its original or natural state before processing.
Reformation - A movement beginning in Europe in the 1500's, to bring reform to the Roman Catholic Church, and leading to Protestantism.
Relevant - Something that is important to the point; relating to the matter at hand.
Renaissance - A period of great cultural and artistic change that began in Italy around 1350 and spread throughout Europe. Renaissance is also a French word meaning "rebirth".
Reunification - To unify (bring together) again after being divided.
Silk Road - An important trade route, which ran from China to Italy.
Specialization - Training to do a particular kind of work, having a specialty.
Totalitarian - A government in which a dictator or a small group of leaders controls all aspects of people's lives.
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7th Grade World Studies
Mon. Feb. 08 - Ancient Rome lesson 3 & 4 Quiz
Tue. Feb. 09 - Decline of Roman Empire (Read/Comp.)
Wed. Feb. 10 - Decline of Roman Empire (Notes/Cross)
Thu. Feb. 11 - Library Computer Lab Research
Fri. Feb. 12 - Sheltie Breeder AM - Valentine's Dance PM
8th Grade U.S. Studies
Mon. Feb. 08 - The Colonies at War Quiz
Tue. Feb. 09 - The War Moves South (Read/Comp.)
Wed. Feb. 10 - The War Moves South (Notes/Cross)
Thu. Feb. 11 - Library Computer Lab Research
Fri. Feb. 12 - TBD - Valentine's Dance PM
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