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8th Grade American History Vocabulary

By Astultz
  • Republic

    Republic
    system of government in which the people choose representatives to govern them
  • Feudalism

    Feudalism
    system in which a ruler grants parts of his land to lords in exhange for military service and financial assistance.
  • Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    German monk that demanded the Roman Catholic church to reform.
  • Culure

    Culure
    way of life
  • Navigation

    Navigation
    science of locating the position and plotting the course of ships
  • Civilization

    Civilization
    advanced culture in which people have developed cities, science, and industries
  • Muhammad

    Muhammad
    Founder of Islam
  • Monothesim

    Monothesim
    Belief that there is only one God
  • Irrigation

    Irrigation
    To divert water from a river or stream
  • Surplus

    Surplus
    Extra
  • Direct Democracy

    Direct Democracy
    System of government in which ordinary citizens have the power to govern
  • Thomas Edison

    Inventor who invented the lightbulb
  • Eli Whitney

    Invented the cotton gin