Social Studies Final Exam Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. before written history
  2. 3. an object made or used by people in the past
  3. 5. a person who writes, often recording important documents, laws, and business transactions
  4. 9. a government in which the ruling power is held by a few people who are usually wealthy
  5. 10. a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through representatives
  6. 11. to banish or expel from one's own country or home
  7. 12. one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
  8. 13. the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants
  9. 15. the religious belief in more than one god
  10. 17. a government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not the lawful king
  11. 20. a person who has certain rights and duties in a nation
  12. 21. a basic set of laws that guide a government
  13. 22. a government in which leaders are elected to represent the people
  14. 23. a family or group that rules for several generations
Down
  1. 1. a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person, usually a king
  2. 4. a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
  3. 6. a large, complex organization that functions under a set of rules and conditions
  4. 7. the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
  5. 8. a settlement under the control of a distant country
  6. 14. to cancel or refuse to approve proposals of government
  7. 16. the religious belief in one god
  8. 18. a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
  9. 19. a scientist who studies the past by examining artifacts and past human settlements
  10. 21. a practice that is common to people of a particular group or region