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2850318356AutonomyThe right or power to govern oneself; self determination0
2850318357CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership and of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), Open competition, and desire for profit (opposite of socialism)1
2850318358CivilizationComplex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of Labor, social classes, and advanced technology2
2850318359ColonyA foreign territory ruled by a parent state3
2850318360CosmopolitanConsisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi cultural or multi ethnic community4
2850318361DemocracyA government where the citizens exercise political power through voting5
2850318362DemographicsThe statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, Death rate, migration6
2850318363DiasporaThe breaking up in scattering of a people7
2850318364DiffusionThe spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another8
2850318365EmpireA group of territories or people ruled by a single sovereign authority9
2850318366Franchise (enfranchisement)The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government10
2850318367GenderThe behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex11
2850318368GlobalizationThe process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders12
2850318369HegemonyDominant influence or authority over others13
2850318370HierarchyThe classification or ranking of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes14
2850318371IdeologySet of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government15
2850318372InterregionalBetween two or more world regions (ex: interregional trade linking Europe and Africa)16
2850318373MatriarchyA society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where lineage and inheritance or traced from the mother17
2850318374Millennium (plural=millennia)A period of 1000 years18
2850318375MonarchyA government ruled by a single person, typically children from a royal family or dynasty19
2850318376OligarchyA government ruled by a small number of elites20
2850318377PatriarchyA society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line21
2850318378RevolutionA dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving the overthrow of a ruler or political system22
2850318379RuralRelating to the countryside23
2850318380SocialismAnd then Canamak system based on public ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), Sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality24
2850318381SovereigntySupreme authority within territorial boundaries25
2850318382SpatialRelating to or occupying space26
2850318383SpecializationProcess of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation27
2850318384StateAn area with its own fully independent government (NOTE: state can refer to the place or government)28
2850318385SuffrageThe legal right to vote29
2850318386SyncretismThe blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions30
2850318387TemporalRelating to the sequence of time31
2850318388UrbanRelating to a city32

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