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| 6615885506 | Neolithic Revolution | a.k.a Agricultural Revolution, the widespread change from hunter-gatherer societies to domesticated plants and animals, leading to permanent settlements | 0 | |
| 6615885507 | pastoralism | branch of agriculture that is the raising of livestock | 1 | |
| 6615885508 | irrigation | any deliberate movement of water to grow crops | 2 | |
| 6615885509 | river valley civilizations | early civilizations were formed on the banks of major rivers where it was easy to water crops, ie.- Mesopotamia, Indus River, Huang He/Yellow River, etc. | 3 | |
| 6615885510 | Big Geography | a global picture of geography, study of history viewing the world as a physical object with many changing parts (shifting tectonic plates, make-up of the planet, etc.) | 4 | |
| 6615885511 | colonization | the act of settling or controlling a foreign land/region in order to enrich or benefit the mother country | 5 | |
| 6615885512 | urbanization | the growth of cities | 6 | |
| 6615885513 | global capitalism | a global, transnational economy characterized by globally integrated class structure, accumulation, production Multi-national corporations exhibit this | 7 | |
| 6615885514 | labor migration | movement from one country to another to find work/employment | 8 | |
| 6615885515 | interregional trade | Silk Road, Indian Ocean Trade, Trans-Saharan trade, NAFTA trade between regions | 9 | |
| 6615885516 | maritime technology | anything that makes ocean-going easier | 10 | |
| 6615885517 | imperial expansion | expansion of an empire | 11 | |
| 6615885518 | imperial decline | decline of an empire | 12 | |
| 6615885519 | Black Death | pandemic of the bubonic plague around 1350 CE, that devastated much of Eurasia | 13 | |
| 6615885520 | Columbian Exchange | the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds after the "discovery" of the Americas in 1492 | 14 | |
| 6615885521 | demographic change | changes in components of populations such as gender, age, ethnicity, literacy, etc. | 15 | |
| 6615885522 | crop diffusion | the dispersion or spread of crops around the world Ex.- potatoes and corn travel from the Americas to Europe | 16 | |
| 6615885523 | forced labor | any service/job people are forced to do usually under threat of punishment | 17 | |
| 6615885524 | Green Revolution | a.k.a. Third Agricultural Revolution, worldwide increase in agricultural production through the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and high-yield crop varieties | 18 | |
| 6615885525 | imperialism | the expansion of a nation's power/authority/influence over foreign areas, political, economic, or military domination of one country over another | 19 | |
| 6615885526 | joint-stock company | a company whose stock is owned jointly by share-holders | 20 | |
| 6615885527 | mercantilism | the idea that colonies exist to enrich the mother nation, nations regulate international trade for its benefit | 21 | |
| 6615885528 | socialism | political/economic ideal advocating that production of goods should be regulated the community as a whole | 22 | |
| 6615885529 | free-market economics | economic system in which the market is decentralized and has few government regulations | 23 | |
| 6615885530 | plantation crops | crops that were grown in huge numbers mainly in the New World on special farms dedicated to that sole crop Ex- tobacco, sugar(cane), cotton | 24 | |
| 6615885531 | land redistribution | usually government-backed effort to give land/property equally to everyone, usually agricultural land | 25 | |
| 6615885532 | Cold War | worldwide struggle after WWII between the US/NATO and the Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact, capitalism v. communism, no real war, but proxy wars such as Vietnam & Korea were fought | 26 | |
| 6615885533 | dar al-Islam | literally "house of Islam," refers to the countries/regions where Muslims are the ruling majority | 27 | |
| 6615885534 | khanates | area/region ruled by a khan, most applicable in World History regarding the 4 sub-divisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Ghengis Khan | 28 | |
| 6615885535 | feudalism | system of rigid hierarchy in Medieval Europe and Japan, involved lords, vassals, and peasants/serfs | 29 | |
| 6615885536 | neocolonialism | use of economic, political, or cultural pressures to control or influence another country, especially in countries that were former colonies Ex.- many countries in Africa still speak French | 30 | |
| 6615885537 | pandemic | a worldwide spread of disease Ex.- Spanish Flu ____________ of 1918 | 31 | |
| 6615885538 | Atlantic Economy | the complex trade and transport system that emerged between the Old and New Worlds in the 1500's, 1600's, and 1700's | 32 | |
| 6615885539 | Trans-Atlantic slave trade | the transport of slaves from Africa to the plantations in the New World across the Atlantic Ocean, abolished in 1807 | 33 | |
| 6615885540 | Indian Ocean Trade | huge sea trading network in its namesake ocean, connected southern Asia, China, East Africa, the Middle East, the East Indies, and eventually Europe | 34 | |
| 6615885541 | Swahili Coast | region in southeast Africa, including many city-states that grew prosperous from the Indian Ocean Trade system, spoke the namesake language | 35 | |
| 6615885542 | Trans-Saharan Trade | gold-salt trade across the namesake desert that connected North Africa and the Middle East with the empires of West Africa | 36 | |
| 6615885543 | mit'a labor | the mandatory system of labor in the Inca Empire, a form or tribute to the Incan Government | 37 | |
| 6615885544 | serfdom | status of peasants during the feudal period in western Europe, requirement to work for the lord of the manor who owned the land in exchange fro protection, however they could not leave the manor | 38 | |
| 6615885545 | classical liberalism | a.k.a. free-market economics/free-market capitalism, an economic ideology that advocated for less government regulations on the economy and "small" government | 39 | |
| 6615885546 | Industrial revolution | a period of rapid change in the way goods were produce and distributed which altered the way of life and society, utilization of mass production and factory labor | 40 | |
| 6615885547 | globalization | similar to global capitalism, the process in which businesses/organizations operate on a global scale and gain international influence | 41 | |
| 6615885548 | Judaism | the world's first monotheistic religion, founded by the Israelites, followers of this religion experience a diaspora | 42 | |
| 6615885549 | Buddhism | religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama in the 6th century BCE, spread to China, Korea, and Japan, teachings include the 4 Noble Truths and 8-fold path to reach enlightenment | 43 | |
| 6615885550 | Confucianism | a system of ethical beliefs founded in China c. 500 CE that included filial piety, duty to family community, and leader, and advocated for merit-based opportunity, influenced many Chinese Dynasties | 44 | |
| 6615885551 | Christianity | today's largest religion, founded by Jesus Christ, the supposed son of God, proclaimed as the state religion of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great | 45 | |
| 6615885552 | Daoism | Chinese belief system founded by Lao Tzu, belief in "the way," the way to follow Heaven is thru inaction, opposite forces (yin-yang), | 46 | |
| 6615885553 | Shamanism | belief that certain individuals have access to the spiritual world, these individuals led ceremonies and religious rituals | 47 | |
| 6615885554 | Islam | religion founded in 622 CE by the prophet Muhammad, spread quickly throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, Anatolia, India | 48 | |
| 6615885555 | Hinduism | religion primarily based in India with beliefs including karma, dharma, and reincarnation | 49 | |
| 6615885556 | Vedic Religion | religion of the ancient Aryan peoples who migrated to India c. 2000-1200 BCE, precursor to Hinduism, named by the sacred texts containing its beliefs and practices | 50 | |
| 6615885557 | cultural diffusion | the spreading of traditions, beliefs, and social activities between groups (ethnicities, nationalities, religions) | 51 | |
| 6615885558 | syncretism | the combination of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought | 52 | |
| 6615885559 | Enlightenment | a period in Western Europe during the 1700's that saw the application of Scientific Revolution ideals to other fields such as politics, economics, and philosophy | 53 | |
| 6615885560 | nationalism | intense pride in one's country/nation | 54 | |
| 6615885561 | patriarchy | a society or government in which a male is the head of the family and descent is traced through through the male line, a society in which men are in power and women are excluded | 55 |
