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