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Modern World History A Unit 1 Academic Vocabulary
Read the definition for each term. Write a sentence correctly using each term. You may handwrite on notebook paper, or type your sentence onto the slide and it to me.
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Citizen Use in a sentence
1. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. 2. an inhabitant of a particular town, city, or country. Use in a sentence
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Covenant 1. an agreement. 2. agree, especially by lease, deed, or other legal contract. Use in a sentence
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Democracy a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Use in a sentence
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Dignity the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.
Use in a sentence
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Economic 1. relating to economics or the economy
2. justified in terms of profitability. Use in a sentence
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Empire an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority of an emperor or empress. Use in a sentence
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Ethics moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. Use in a sentence
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Hierarchy a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. Use in a sentence
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Law the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. Use in a sentence
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Morals a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. Use in a sentence
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Philosopher a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline. Use in a sentence
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Political relating to the government or the public affairs of a country. Use in a sentence
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Principles a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning. Use in a sentence
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Prophet Use in a sentence
a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.. Use in a sentence
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Reason the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic. Use in a sentence
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Social 1. relating to society or its organization.
2. an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group Use in a sentence
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Tyranny cruel and oppressive government or rule. Use in a sentence
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Checks and Balances counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups. Use in a sentence
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Diaspora Use in a sentence the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel.
Jews living outside Israel. the dispersion of any people from their original homeland. Use in a sentence
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Executive having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
Use in a sentence
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Judicial of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge. Use in a sentence
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Legislative having the power to make laws. Use in a sentence
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Monotheistic relating to or characterized by the belief that there is only one God. Use in a sentence
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Natural law 1. a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct. 2. an observable law relating to natural phenomena. Use in a sentence
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Polytheistic belief in many gods. Use in a sentence
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Republic a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. Use in a sentence
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Rule of law the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. Use in a sentence
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Senate Use in a sentence
any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress the state council of the ancient Roman republic and empire, which shared legislative power with the popular assemblies, administration with the magistrates, and judicial power with the knights. Use in a sentence
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Veto a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. Use in a sentence
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