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2705559792DiffusionProxility of sprach ot writing; discurviness0
2705559793SyncretismThe amalgamations or attempted amalgamations of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought1
2716377763ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.2
2716379790EmpireA group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than kingdom as a former British Empire, French empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine empire or Roman empire.3
2716384356Core AreaA region in the home range that is used frequently. Fruiting trees, termite mounds, sleeping sites and water resources.4
2716386462PeripheryThe outer limits or edge of an area or object.5
2716387135BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives6
2716390617InfrastructureThe basic equipment and structures that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly. The underlying foundation or basic framework.7
2716393296First Wave Civilization3500 B.C.E.-500 B.C.E. Menioco, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Norte Chico, Indus Valley, Oxun China Olmec. These Civilizations proves to be fragile and vulnerable. A. Mesopotamia city states were absorbed into larger empires. B. Egypt suffered a series of foreign conquests. C. Indus Valley civilization declined in face of desertification and political collapse. D. Norte Chico civilization faded away by 1800 B. C. E. E. The Olmecs razed and abandoned their major cities around 400 B. C. E. F. China fragmented into warning states.8
2720092208second wave civilizations500 B.C.E.- 500 C.E Apex of human development at the time. Develop new technologies that allow them to wage war more effectively, feed the population, while creating a massive surplus, and maintaining large territories. Religion spread far and wide9
2720096445third wave civilizations500 C.E- 1500 C.E (End of classical Era-rise of the west) Big picture developments= trade, communication, and spread of culture and technology. Same structure politically10
2720099449state buildingAn endogenous process to enhance capacity, institutions and legitimacy of the state driven by state-society relations11
2720100943StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one community12
2720101733City-StateA city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside13
2720102864Stateless SocietiesThere is little concentration of authority; most positions of authority that do exist are very limited and power and are generally not permanently held positions; And social bodies that resolve disputes through predefined rules tend to be smaller14
2720104580Agricultural SocietiesUse technology advances to cultivate crops (especially grains like wheat, rice, corn, and barley.) society based around producing and maintaining crops and farmland15
2768504608Pastoral SocietiesNomadic group of people who travel with a herd or domesticated animals, which they rely on for food. The word "pastoral comes from the Latin root word "Pastor" which means "Shepard"16
2768507219NomadicOf,relating to, or characteristics of nomads. Nomad-move place to place according to season and have no home.17
2768508079Theatre StatePolitical state directed towards the performance of drama and ritual rather than more conventional ends such as welfare. Power in a theatre state is except used through spectacle.18
2768513058FeudalismCombination of legal and military customs on medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor.19
2768513734SerfAgricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lords estate.20
2768515818MaritimeConnected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity21
2768516809ConsumerismThe protection or promotion of the interests of the consumer22
2768517098Forced Labor SystemsGeneric or collective term for those who work relations, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will by the threat of destitution, detention, violence, lawful compulsion, or other extreme hardships to themselves or members of their families23
2768520589hyper urbanizationIt is the rapid and unchecked influx of migrants, usually but not exclusively, internal into a city. Hyper urbanization usually occurs in the world megacities (10,000,000+) most notably where the infrastructure cannot cope with the large intake of residence. The most vulnerable are left on periphery with few resources or access to employment24
2768522161ManorialismAn essential element of Feudal Society, manorialism is the name for the organization of the economy in the Middle Ages. The economy relied mainly on agriculture. Manorialism describes how land was distributed and who profited from the land25
2768524245Law CodesAlso called legal code, a more or less systematic and comprehensive written statement of laws. Lock codes were compiled by the most ancient people. The best-known ancient code is the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi26
2768525531MonarchyA country that is ruled by a monarch, such as a king or queen27
2768525726SuccessionThe coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events.28
2768526262AuthoritarianFavoring to enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom29
2768527288RevolutionaryA person who works for or engages in political revolution30
2768527570Reactionary(Of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform31
2768528344Cultural HearthAny place where certain related changes in land-use appeared due to human domestication of plants or animals32
2768529672Religion TraditionAre the laws, regulations, beliefs, and practices handed down from one generation to another33
2768538991Ideological TraditionIdeology- the body of doctrine,myth,belief, Etc, that guides am individual, social movement, institution ,class or large group. Ex)feminism, anarchism, fascism, nationalism34
2768540451zoroastrianismOne of the worlds oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. From the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Persia. It concepts of one God, judgement, heaven and hell.35
2768541930HinduismReligion of majority of people in India and Nepal. It has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings36
2768542495BuddhismReligion to 300 million people around the world. The word comes from "budhi" which means "to awaken". It has it's origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened at the age of 3537
2771265839IslamIs a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion by the Qur'an, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim. Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God.38
2771280783ChristianityWorlds lathers religion, with about 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is a son of God, fully Devine and fully human, and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament.39
2771284839ConfucianismWay of life taught by Confucius in the 6th-5th century B.C. sometimes viewed as a philosophy, sometimes as a religion, Confucianism is perhaps best understood as am all encompassing humanism that either denies not slights heavan40
2771308446AnimismThe attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena. The belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.41
2771315759SecularDenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual base42
2771317100HellenismTerm generally used by historians to refer to the period of time from the death of Alexander the Great(323 BCE.) to the death of Cleopatra and the incorporation of Egypt in the Roman Empire in 30 BCE.43
2771318721Social HierarchyThe establishment of dominance- subordination relationship among higher animal societies44
2771319303TechnologyThe collection of techniques, methods, or processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation45
2771320125Raw MaterialsBasic materials used in the production of goods, energy, finished products or intermediate materials that are themselves a finished product46
2771321161Demographic ShiftRefers to the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from pre-industrial to am industrialized economic system47
2771323656Global PerspectiveMeans that we aim to:enable people to understand the links between their own lives and those of people throughout the world. Increase understanding of economic, social and political forces which shape life48
2771326505Imperial ExpansionWhen an imperialistic country expands. H taking over other territories or countries49
2771326973GenderRange of characteristics pertaining to, and differencing between, masculinity and femininity50
2771327474PatriarchyA system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line51
2771328201ElitesIn political and sociological theory, an elite is a small group of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth or political power In the western civilization they are also called the "establishment"52
2771330247PeasantsA member of a traditional class of farmers, either laborers or owners of small farms, especially in the Middle Ages under feudalism, or more generally in any pre-industrial society. In Europe, peasants were divided into three classes according to their personal status: slave, serf, and freeman53
2771333086AristocracyThe hugest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices54
2772400970ProletariatWorkers or working-class people, regarded collectively. The lowest class of citizens in Ancient Rome55
2772404626UrbanizationA population shift from rural to urban areas, the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas, and the ways in which each society adapts to change56
2772406709Matrilineal KinshipAlso called Matriliny, group adhering to a kinship system in which ancestral descent is traced through maternal instead of paternal lines57
2772410877Clan GroupsKin group used as am organizational device in many traditional societies. Membership in a clan is traditionally defined in terms of descent from a common ancestor. This descent is usually unilineal, or derived only from the male or female line58
2772414664CasteEach of the hereditary classes of Hindu Society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status59
2772416461Caste SystemIn India is a system of social stratification which historically separated communities into thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis, usually translated into English as "Castes"60
2772418949DiasporaJews living outside of Israel •the dispersion of any people from their original home land61
2772420064Migration(Human) movement by the people from one place to another with the intention of setting temporarily or permanently in the new location62
2772421615Regional Trade AgreementAre the agreements whereby members accord preferential treatment to one another in respect to barriers63
2772427838Inter-regional TradeTrade that takes place between 2 or more regions64
2772428422EntrepotA port or city, or other center to which goods are brought for import and export, and for collection and distribution65
2772429618Luxury GoodsIs a good for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises66
2772430798CommodityA raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee67
2772431684BullionGold or silver in bulk before cloning, or valued by weight68
2772432707SpecieMoney in form of coins rather than notes69
2772434003Coercive LaborLabor that is gained through the use of force or threats70
2772434840SlaveryLegal or economic system under which people are treated like property71
2772435415IrrigationArtificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops? Maintenance of landscapes and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas72
2772437637MetallurgyThe branch of science and technology concerned with properties of metals and their production and purification73
2772440970Economic InteractionsAre conducted between economic agents- individuals and collectives through exchange of natural or artificial entities- goods, services and money, in a myriad of combinations74
2772443072Economic SystemThe system of production and distribution and consumption75
2772445220Political ChangeIs a normal function of internal and external politics. Rulers will be voted out, retire or die while in power and the new leader will make changes. The more powerful countries will anticipate political changes and make the process clear and smooth76
2772447242political structureThe members of a social organization who are in power77
2772447530Trade SystemDifferent systems of process of buying and selling, or exchanging commodities, at rigger whole sale or retail, within a country or between countries78
2772448776Nation StateA form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language that live in a particular area under one government79
2772452827Global ProcessesWhether changes like heat or geographical features80

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