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5th Grade: 5th Grade Word List - Social (List 1) |
Articles of the Confederation
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an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution |
Central America
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the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia |
civilization
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the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; a particular society at a particular time and place |
command
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exercise authoritative control or power over; a position of highest authority; an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
developed region
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region that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure |
invention
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the creation of something in the mind; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation |
judicial system
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the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government |
movement
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act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another |
North America
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a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
production
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the act or process of producing something; the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services; the act of exhibiting in a court of law |
public education
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public schools generally refer to primary or secondary schools mandated for or offered to all children without charge, funded in whole or in part by taxation |
revolution
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act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization |
socialization
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the act of meeting for social purposes; the action of establishing on a socialist basisn. the adoption of the behavior |
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