Grade 9 Social Studies Midterm Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. This taking of a country or territory by a stronger country.
  2. 7. the country, or leader that controls a place, or country as their own
  3. 8. the buying and selling of large numbers of goods or services
  4. 9. the force or action of one object hitting another
  5. 10. a system of making people conform, adopt and be forced to be a part of a society
  6. 13. Imperialism An independent but less developed country controlled
  7. 14. material any material, such as oil, cotton, or sugar in its natural condition
  8. 16. a conflict when two countries fight for resources, or territory
  9. 17. people the capital city of Greece, situated in the southern part of the country
  10. 18. to take control of a place by force, sometimes using extreme violence.
Down
  1. 1. rim a the countries on the edge of the Pacific Ocean such as Japan, Australia, and the West coast of the U.S.
  2. 2. the highest point of an ancient Greek city
  3. 3. Empire worldwide system by Great Britain that controlled many places in Africa, Asia and North America by private business interests
  4. 4. Empire this lad and area stretched from the Middle East to Europe and were great at fighting military battles.
  5. 6. the belief that people are better based on their race
  6. 7. a system that the British used to classify people by the shade of their skin
  7. 9. people that have moved to another country, and were not born there
  8. 11. of Influence - An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
  9. 12. Strait of Hormuz is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
  10. 15. servant - 26.2 mile race that was derived from an ancient battle in Greece