World CIv vocab words last 20

capitalism

An economic system characterized by the investment of money in business ventures with the goal of making a profit

ultimatum

A final demand that, if not met, will end negotiations and lead to war

theocracy

A government controlled by church leaders

anarchist

A person who believes that all governments are evil and should be overthrown

dissident

A person who speaks out against a government or expresses an opinion that differs from that held by the general society

feudalism

A political and military system based on the holding of land, with an emphasis on local protection, local government, and local self- sufficiency

edict

A public announcement of a policy

tyrant

A ruler who governs oppressively or brutally

autocrat

A ruler with unlimited power

suffrage

The right to vote

propaganda

One- sided information designed to convince people of a certain point of view

tithe

Payment to a church of ten percent of a person's income

literacy

The ability to read and write

patriarch

The leader of a family or tribe who rules by paternal right

prehistory

The period of time before the beginning of written records

appeasement

The policy of making concessions in the hope of avoiding war

assimilation

The policy whereby an imperial power tries to absorb colonies politically and culturally

ecology

The relationship between living things and their environment

ostracism

The temporary banishment from society or from a particular group

culture

The way of life that a group of people develops and passes on to its children, including language, tools, skills, and traditions