Vocabulary

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What is a peninsula?

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Land surrounded by water on only three sides.

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What is a waterway?

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A river, canal, or other route for travel by water.

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What determines a caste system?

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Class structure determined by birth

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Who are serfs?

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People who are forced to work on land

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Who are patricians?

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Wealthy landowners/higher class

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Who are plebeians?

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Common people

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What is a republic?

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A form of government where people elect officials.

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What does veto mean?

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Reject a law

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What is democracy?

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Power to the people

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What is a city-state?

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An independent city.