SS vocabulary

An organized campaign concerning a political, social, or religious issue, motivated by a fervent desire to change

A floating garden planted on a raft

A single piece of cloth worn around the waist by men

an opinion or belief that does not agree with a religion's official belief or opinion

A self-governing region (called a state), consisting of a city and surrounding territory

An area or region governed by a chief

The traditions, skills, arts, beliefs, and other ways of life of a certain people at a certain time

A very small organism that lives in air, earth, water, plants, and animals; often one that causes disease

Of or relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

To change something new or different

A system of money in use in a particular country

The belief that animals, plants, and even inanimate objects have spirits

An Islamic government ruled by a caliph, a successor to Muhammad

The physical characteristics of an area

To take away membership in the Church

A relative that lived before you.

having the Earth as the center

the study of earth's surface and climate, and of human activity and interactions between them

The ruler of an empire.

The scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space

A map tool that indicates the orientation of north and other cardinal or intermediate directions on a map

West African storytellers and poets who recalled historical events

the force that pulls things down

A group of people who come together to discuss issues, make decisions, offer advice

having the sun as the center

An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority

The use of science and technology in the design, building, and use of machines, structures or processes

An advanced state of human society with a high level of culture, specialization, infrastructure, stable food supply

A system of government in which nobles gave land to lesser nobles to govern in exchange for loyalty

Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews.

The long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions

A war between citizens of the same country

The spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another

The four primary directions; north, south, east, and west

a system of rule by which a country, state, or other political unit is managed

A person from an outside culture or group that is thought to be uncivilized and violent

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

an association of merchants or craftsmen with the same interests or aims

To claim land for a nation by establishing a settlement

A grant given to a Spanish colonist that specifies a number of Indigenous people living in an area

The act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it

An estate of land under feudal control and service

Passed on or transmitted from parent to child

One of the halves of the earth as divided by the equator or prime meridian