7th Grade Unit 4 Vocabulary Review

a city that, with its territory, forms an independent state

a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters

regarded with great respect by a particular religious group and having a spiritual dimension

a form of government in which one person has the power to rule

taking control of a place with military force

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence based on observation

the spreading of culture from one people to another

a system of government in which all power is held by one person

the ability, strength, and capacity to do something

the right to use power to enforce rules or give orders

removing metal from ore by heating it up, melting it out, and processing it

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control

a person sent to promote a particular religion in a foreign place

something controlling or oppressive; also a wooden bar that connects two oxen pulling a plow

rule by the people or a government in which many people are able to participate

a strong, hard, magnetic, silvery-gray metal, often used to make tools and weapons

supplying dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes or streams

systems in which some people are held as property by others and forced to do different work

a ruler with absolute power

the dispersion of people beyond their original homeland

a system of beliefs involving the existence and often worship of a superhuman controlling power

Buddhist or Hindu virtue and right behavior necessary to maintain balance of the universe

a worker in a skilled trade or craft; one who makes things by hand

either of a pair of long, slender poles upon which something is rested in order to elevate

a person dedicated to the pursuit of learning and the building of knowledge

managing international relations, or how two countries or empires get along

a group of non-elected officials of a government or organization that carry out rules and laws

a line of hereditary rulers of a country or empire

members of a ruling class or of the nobility and were usually wealthy landowners

believing in more than one god

a government in which a few elite citizens rule and have power

an extensive group of states or countries under a single, supreme authority

when people or groups of people, like city-states, work together for a common goal

a stone wheel for sharpening; an abrasive wheel that sharpens or polishes something

a fine, strong, soft, shiny fiber produced by silkworms

someone officially recognized as a full member of a nation or kingdom

a group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category

a set of often repetitive acts that usually use symbolic objects, words, and actions

to adopt a new religion from the one previously practiced

people who buy and sell goods for profit; business people

a government with elected leaders

a series of paths or roads used for the exchange of goods and services within regions

the farming of ocean and freshwater plants and animals for human consumption

the cycle of birth and rebirth of a soul into a new body