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4844156916AutonomyThe right or power to govern oneself.0
4844160310CapitalismEconomic system based on private ownership of the means of production, open competition, and desire for profit.1
4844173721CivilizationComplex society with permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes and advanced tech.2
4844180037ColonyForeign territory ruled by a "parent" state.3
4844185902CosmopolitanA diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community.4
4844192071DemocracyA gov. where the citizens exercise political power through voting.5
4844197421DemographicsSize, growth rate, death rate, migration = statistics of human populations6
4844203871DiasporaThe breaking up and scattering of a people.7
4844516109DiffusionThe spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another.8
4844519942EmpireA group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor).9
4844525843Franchise (enfranchisement)the right to vote; any right/freedom granted by the gov.10
4844528447GenderThe behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex. F/M11
4844540316GlobalizationThe process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across borders.12
4844660364HegemonyDominant influence/authority over others.13
4844663069HierarchyThe classification/ranking of people based on economic, social or professional standing.14
4852215307IdeologySet of beliefs, relating to human life, culture, or government.15
4852225067MatriarchyA society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where lineage and inheritance are traced from the mother.16
4852246227Millennium1,000 years17
4852256696MonarchyA government ruled by a single person, usually chosen by a royal family/dynasty.18
4852279456OligarchyA government ruled by a group of elites.19
4852290701PatriarchyA society ruled by men, inheritance through male line.20
4852299113RevolutionA dramatic change in ways of thinking or behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system.21
4852305344RuralRelating to the countryside.22
4852307726SocialismEconomic system based on public ownership, sharing resources, and desire to create economic equality.23
4852316641SourcingThe technique used by historians to analyze the information contained in a written or visual document.24
4852332908SovereigntySupreme authority within territorial boundaries.25
4852336508SpatialRelating to, or occupying space; across space.26
4852359937SpecializationProcess of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation.27
4852391357StateAn area with an independent gov.28
4852391358SuffrageThe legal right to vote.29
4852391359SyncretismThe blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions.30

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