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| 7106279025 | Acculturation | the adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another | 0 | |
| 7106279026 | Agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land | 1 | |
| 7106279027 | Apartheid | a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites | 2 | |
| 7106279028 | Arable | suitable for growing crops | 3 | |
| 7106279029 | Autocracy | a form of government in which a single individual rules | 4 | |
| 7106279030 | Buddhism | -belief system that started in India in the 500s B.C. -belief: happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires -believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. | 5 | |
| 7106279031 | Bureaucracy | a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | 6 | |
| 7106279032 | Capitalism | an economic system based on private property and free enterprise | 7 | |
| 7106279033 | Caravan | group of traveling merchants and animals | 8 | |
| 7106279034 | Cash Crop | farm crop grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family | 9 | |
| 7106279035 | Caste System | a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society | 10 | |
| 7106279036 | Censorship | restriction on access to ideas and information | 11 | |
| 7106279037 | Christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament; emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | 12 | |
| 7106279038 | Climate | seasonal pattern of weather conditions in an area over many years; does not change rapidly | 13 | |
| 7106279039 | Colony | a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country | 14 | |
| 7106279040 | Commodity | something useful that can be used for financial advantage; a product or service that is indistinguishable from the same thing from competing sellers | 15 | |
| 7106279041 | Communism | a theory or system of social organization leading to a society in which all property is owned by the public/state and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs | 16 | |
| 7106279042 | Confucianism | Chinese belief system from 500 BCE that emphasized family loyalty, respecting elders, education, obedience, and ancestry | 17 | |
| 7106279043 | Conservative | a political viewpoint disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones | 18 | |
| 7106279044 | Credit | an agreement in which a buyer is allowed to pay over a period of time, usually with interest or fees added | 19 | |
| 7106279045 | Cultural Convergence | the tendency for cultures to become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by improved transportation and communication | 20 | |
| 7106279046 | Cultural Diffusion | the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | 21 | |
| 7106279047 | Cultural Hearth | a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward | 22 | |
| 7106279048 | Currency | coins and paper bills used as money | 23 | |
| 7106279049 | Daoism | Chinese religion that believes the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning; they accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and deviate as little as possible from 'the way' or 'path' of nature | 24 | |
| 7106279050 | Deforestation | clearing of forests for agriculture, lumber, or other uses | 25 | |
| 7106279051 | Deity | a god; a divine being | 26 | |
| 7106279052 | Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives | 27 | |
| 7106279053 | Demography | the scientific study of population characteristics | 28 | |
| 7106279054 | Desalinization | the removal of salt from ocean water | 29 | |
| 7106279055 | Desertification | the process by which formerly fertile lands become increasingly arid, unproductive, and desert-like | 30 | |
| 7106279056 | Developing Nation | nation with limited resources that face obstacles in achieving modern industrial economies | 31 | |
| 7106279057 | Dictatorship | a form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority | 32 | |
| 7106279058 | Diffusion | the spreading of ideas to different parts of the world | 33 | |
| 7106279059 | Dissent | disagree or take an opposing view, especially in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view | 34 | |
| 7106279060 | Diverse | different; various | 35 | |
| 7106279061 | Domestic | native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household | 36 | |
| 7106279062 | Dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family | 37 | |
| 7106279063 | Ecosystem | a community and its physical environment | 38 | |
| 7106279064 | Egalitarian | believing in the social and economic equality of all people | 39 | |
| 7106279065 | Emancipation | the freeing of slaves, serfs, or people under bondage | 40 | |
| 7106279066 | Emigration | movement of individuals out of an area | 41 | |
| 7106279067 | Epidemic | a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease | 42 | |
| 7106279068 | Ethnicity | affiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture | 43 | |
| 7106279069 | Feudalism | a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | 44 | |
| 7106279070 | Fossil Fuel | coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals | 45 | |
| 7106279071 | Fundamentalism | literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect) | 46 | |
| 7106279072 | Genocide | deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group | 47 | |
| 7106279073 | Globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale | 48 | |
| 7106279074 | Guild | an organization of people in the same craft or trade | 49 | |
| 7106279075 | Hemisphere | half of a sphere; a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles | 50 | |
| 7106279076 | Hierarchy | a group organized by rank | 51 | |
| 7106279077 | Human Rights | the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings | 52 | |
| 7106279078 | Immigration | movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population | 53 | |
| 7106279079 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force | 54 | |
| 7106279080 | Indigenous | native to a certain area | 55 | |
| 7106279081 | Industrialized Nation | a nation that has large industries and advanced technology that provide a more comfortable way of life than other developing nations | 56 | |
| 7106279082 | Infant Mortality | the percentage of children who die before their first birthday within a particular area or country | 57 | |
| 7106279083 | Irrigation | the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops | 58 | |
| 7106279084 | Islam | a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran; followers are called Muslims | 59 | |
| 7106279085 | Jainism | -an Indian religion, founded in the fifth century BCE -belief is that everything has a soul, and its purpose was to cleanse the soul; extreme nonviolence | 60 | |
| 7106279086 | Judaism | -a monotheistic religion that originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people -believes Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it; they preserved their early history in the Old Testament -followers are Jewish | 61 | |
| 7106279087 | Labor | human effort directed toward producing goods and services | 62 | |
| 7106279088 | Liberal | favorable to progress or reform, believing in maximum possible individual freedom | 63 | |
| 7106279089 | Literacy | the ability to read and write | 64 | |
| 7106279090 | Matrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother | 65 | |
| 7106279091 | Media | means of mass communication (e.g. newspaper, television, etc.) | 66 | |
| 7106279092 | Mestizo | a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry | 67 | |
| 7106279093 | Missionary | a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others | 68 | |
| 7106279094 | Monarchy | government in which a king or queen exercises central power | 69 | |
| 7106279095 | Monogamy | marriage to only one person at a time | 70 | |
| 7106279096 | Monotheism | the belief in and worship of only one God | 71 | |
| 7106279097 | Nation-State | a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality; an independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous culture group | 72 | |
| 7106279098 | Nationalism | a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 73 | |
| 7106279099 | Natural Resources | materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain | 74 | |
| 7106279100 | Nobility | a class of rich people; nobles and lords | 75 | |
| 7106279101 | Nomadic | wandering, moving about from place to place | 76 | |
| 7106279102 | Oligarchy | a form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite | 77 | |
| 7106279103 | Pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions, such as polytheistic people who have almost animistic beliefs | 78 | |
| 7106279104 | Parliament | a body of representatives divided into parties that makes laws for a nation | 79 | |
| 7106279105 | Patriarchy | male-dominated society in which cultural beliefs and values give higher prestige and value to men than to women | 80 | |
| 7106279106 | Patrilineal | term for a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the father | 81 | |
| 7106279107 | Peasant | a member of a class of persons who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank | 82 | |
| 7106279108 | Polygamy | the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time | 83 | |
| 7106279109 | Polytheism | belief in or worship of multiple gods | 84 | |
| 7106279110 | Population Density | the number of individuals in an area of a specific size | 85 | |
| 7106279111 | Propaganda | ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause | 86 | |
| 7106279112 | Pull Factors | factors that induce people to move to a new location | 87 | |
| 7106279113 | Push Factors | negative conditions and perceptions that induce people to leave their homes and migrate to a new location | 88 | |
| 7106279114 | Radical | favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms | 89 | |
| 7106279115 | Raw Materials | resources gathered from nature that can be used to create products | 90 | |
| 7106279116 | Reform | changes to bring about improvement | 91 | |
| 7106279117 | Reincarnation | the cycle of the rebirth of a soul into a new body | 92 | |
| 7106279118 | Republic | a form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws | 93 | |
| 7106279119 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system | 94 | |
| 7106279120 | Rural | relating to the country or farming | 95 | |
| 7106279121 | Secular | concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters; non-religious | 96 | |
| 7106279122 | Segregation | legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences | 97 | |
| 7106279123 | Socialism | a system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls some or all of the means of production | 98 | |
| 7106279124 | Sovereignty | ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states; supreme power or authority | 99 | |
| 7106279125 | Standard of Living | a measure of quality of life based on the amounts and kinds of goods/services a person can buy | 100 | |
| 7106279126 | Subsistence Farming | farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale | 101 | |
| 7106279127 | Suffrage | the right to vote | 102 | |
| 7106279128 | Syncretism | the birth of a new culture trait from blending two or more cultural traits | 103 | |
| 7106279129 | Terrorism | acts of violence designed to promote a specific ideology or agenda by creating panic among an enemy population | 104 | |
| 7106279130 | Theocracy | a government ruled by or subject to religious authority | 105 | |
| 7106279131 | Totalitarianism | a political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens | 106 | |
| 7106279132 | Tributary | a conquered country or territory that pays tribute to the conqueror | 107 | |
| 7106279133 | United Nations | an international peacekeeping organization founded in 1945 to provide security to the nations of the world | 108 | |
| 7106279134 | Urban | related to large towns or cities | 109 | |
| 7106279135 | BCE | Before Common Era (modern academic version of BC) | 110 | |
| 7106279136 | CE | Common Era (modern academic version of AD) | 111 |
