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2829402267AutonomyThe right or power to govern oneself; self-determination0
2829402268CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), open competition, and disire for profit1
2829402269CivilizationComplex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specilization of labor, social classes, and adavance technology.2
2829402270ColonyA foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state3
2829402271CosmopolitanConsisting of a group of people or culture from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community4
2829402272DemocracyA government where the citizens exercise political power through voting5
2829402273DemographicsThe statistical characteristics of human population (ex: sizes, growth rate, death rate, migration)6
2829402274DiasporaThe breaking up and scattering of people (often result of forced migration)7
2830688486DiffusionThe spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of the people to another.8
2830688487EmpireA group of territories or people ruled by a single sovereign authority9
2830688488Francise (enfranchisement)The right to vote; any right or freedom grantred by the government10
2830688489GenderThe behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female)11
2830688490GlobalizationThe process of developing economic, cultural and political intergration across national borders12
2830688491HegemonyDominant influence or authority over others13
2830688492HierarchyThe classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes14
2830688493IdeologySet of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government15
2830688494InterregionalBetween two or more world regions (ex. trade link between Europe and African)16
2830688495MatriarchyA society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where lineage and inheritance are traced from mother17
2830688496Millennium (plura=Millennium):A period of 1,000 years18
2830688497MonarchyA government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty19
2833135795OligarchyA government ruled by small group of elites20
2833135796PatriarchyA society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and childern, and inheritance through the male line21
2833135797RevolutionA dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system22
2833135798RuralRelating to the countryside23
2833135799SocialismAn economic system based on public ownership of the means of production (lanf, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), sharing of resources, anf the desire to create economic equality24
2833135800SovereigntySupreme authority within territoral boundaries25
2833135801Spatial (spatially)Relating to, or occupying space; "across space"26
2833135802SpecializationProcess of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation27
2833135803StateAn area with its own fully independent government28
2833135804SuffrageThe legal right to vote29
2833135805SyncretismThe blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions30
2833135806Temporal (Temporally)Relating to the sequence of time, "over time"31
2833135807UrbanRelating to a city32

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