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| 162480959 | Civilization | Settled and agricultural, able to produce surplus good that can support an elite class. This term can also be used to separate those cultures considered advanced from those that didn't measure up especially during times of imperialism. | 0 | |
| 162480960 | Demography | The study of population dynamics. This can provide evidence of important historical trends such as pandemics and migrations. | 1 | |
| 162480961 | Diffusion | The spread of items from one place to another. (i.e. cultural _______) | 2 | |
| 162480962 | Gender | The social roles that men and women adopt. | 3 | |
| 162480963 | Historiography | The study of the way that historians write history. The history of history. | 4 | |
| 162480964 | Interregional | The connections between different regions of the world. | 5 | |
| 162480965 | Migration | The movement of people from one area to settle in another area. Can be voluntary or forced. | 6 | |
| 162480966 | Patriarchy | A social system in which the father is the head of the family or a system in which men dominate the social structure. | 7 | |
| 162480967 | Periodization | The division of historical time into different periods. | 8 | |
| 162480968 | Technology | The way in which people adapt their knowledge to tools and inventions. | 9 | |
| 163125167 | Animism | A type of religious belief that focuses on the roles of the various gods and spirits in the natural world and in human events. | 10 | |
| 163125168 | Caste system | The social system of the Aryans that divided people into four groups, known as Varnas. Had a profound impact on the development of the Hindu religion. | 11 | |
| 163125169 | Classical | Represents a period of great cultural significance in society before the modern age. In a limited form of usage, this refers to the time of Athens in Greece and the Roman Republic. Can also describe non-Mediterranean cultures. | 12 | |
| 163125170 | Filial Piety | A form of respect shown by children to parents. A crucial concept in Confucian thought. Can also be seen in the respect and veneration shown to elders and ancestors. | 13 | |
| 163125171 | Monotheism | Religious belief in one God. | 14 | |
| 163125172 | Neolithic Revolution | Discovery of agriculture, settling animals, fixed communities. | 15 | |
| 163125173 | Nomadic | A way of life in which people do not have a settled home but rather move from place to place in order to support their livelihood. | 16 | |
| 163125174 | Pastoral | Refers to a group that herds domesticated animals for their livelihood. | 17 | |
| 163125175 | Polygamy | A cultural trait in which one person has multiple spouses at a time. | 18 | |
| 163125176 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods. | 19 | |
| 163125177 | Silk roads | Trade routes that linked the Mediterranean area with the Chinese Qin dynasty. Flourished under the Mongol period of the 13th century. | 20 | |
| 163125178 | Caliphate | Political and religious successors of Muhammad. Often used to describe a period under a ruler or dynasty of rulers in Islamic empires. | 21 | |
| 163125179 | Crusades | Military invasions during the Middle ages by the Christians of Western Europe with the objective of capturing the Holy Land from the Muslims. | 22 | |
| 163125180 | Dar al-Islam | The expanse of the Islamic world. After Muhammad's death it stretched from the Iberian peninsula to the islands of southeast Asia. | 23 | |
| 163125181 | Feudalism | A social and political system in which lords are granted landed estates by a monarch in exchange for loyalty, especially in military manners. | 24 | |
| 163125182 | Indian Ocean Trade System | A network of trade established between the Indian subcontinents and the Swahili trade cities of Eastern Africa. Patterns of monsoon winds assisted travel. Portuguese dominance in the area greatly changed the system. | 25 | |
| 163125183 | Manorialism | A type of social system in which a lord has control over the labor on his agricultural estate. Serfs are bound to the land in this system. | 26 | |
| 163125184 | Missionary | A person sent to spread a religion or belief system | 27 | |
| 163125185 | Pandemic | A widespread outbreak of disease, such as the bubonic plague or more recently aids | 28 | |
| 163125186 | Papacy | Referring to the authority of the Roman Catholic Pope | 29 | |
| 163125187 | Absolutism | A style of goveernment that came about in Europe during the 17th century. Monarchs ruled a highly centralized state by concentrating their power in their own hands. Example: Louis XIV | 30 | |
| 163125188 | Coercive labor | Any labor system involving force, such as slavery or serfdom | 31 | |
| 163125189 | Columbian Exchange | The biological exchange that occurred as a result or European involvement with the Americas following Columbus' voyage. | 32 | |
| 163125190 | Empire | A political unit in which groups of people often in different countries are united under a single ruler. | 33 | |
| 163125191 | Enlightenment | An intellectual movement centered in Western Europe during the 18th century that focused on rational thought, order, and logic. | 34 | |
| 163203732 | Haren | The place within a Muslim palace where women were housed. Also refers to women like concubines attached to powerful rulers. | 35 | |
| 163203733 | Neo-Confucianism | A movement to return to traditional Chinese values during the Song period. | 36 | |
| 163203734 | Reformation | The religious movement for the reform of the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century. Led to the creation of Protestant churches. | 37 | |
| 163203735 | Renaissance | The period of intellectual and artistic "rebirth" that occurred first in Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries. Ideas of humanism and individualism. | 38 | |
| 163203736 | Scientific Revolution | A major period of change in scientific thought that occurred in Europe beginning in the 16th century. Characterized by observation and experimentation using the scientific method. | 39 | |
| 163203737 | Bourgeoisie | The middle class in European industrial society. During the French Revolution, the social group of wealthy professionals and businessmen. Karl Marx considered it the driving force of a capitalist exploitation of industrial society. | 40 | |
| 163203738 | Colonialism | Rule by one country over another country. Raw materials and markets of the colony enrich the mother country. | 41 | |
| 163203739 | Communism | A political philosophy represented by the ideas of Karl Marx. In this system a violent revolution is needed in order to overthrow capitalism and create a society based on social equality. | 42 | |
| 163203740 | Emancipation | The liberation of a group of people from the control of others. The female version of this term involved getting the same rights as men. | 43 | |
| 163203741 | Ideology | A system of ideas or ways of thinking that guides the decision of a group of people. | 44 | |
| 163203742 | Imperialism | The process by which mostly European countries established political and economic control over other parts of the world. | 45 | |
| 163203743 | Industrialism | The development of a complex economic system using the factory system of production. Characteristic of a modernized society. | 46 | |
| 163203744 | Marxism | A system of political and economic thought developed in the mid 19th century. Emphasizes class struggle as the dominant aspect of social change. | 47 | |
| 163203745 | Nationalism | A belief that people should have pride and loyalty to their nation and ethnic group. | 48 | |
| 163665576 | Social Darwinism | An intellectual movement that used evolution ideas of natural selection and survival of the fittest to human societies. Used to justify imperialism and colonialism. | 49 | |
| 163665577 | Apartheid | A governmental policy of racial separation that arose in South Africa during the middle of the 20th century. It was dismantled in the 1990s when the black South Africans gained political representation. | 50 | |
| 163665578 | Cold War | The period of conflict between the United States and its allies, and the USSR and its allies. Began soon after WWII and ended in the end of the 20th century. | 51 | |
| 163665579 | Consumer society | Culture that expresses itself through the process of consumption and material goods. Issues such as the globalization of corporate brands and the role of multinational corporations around the world are indicators of this type of society. | 52 | |
| 163665580 | Decolonization | The process by which former colonies became independent. | 53 | |
| 163665581 | Deforestation | The elimination of vast numbers of trees by lobbing operations as in Brazil and Indonesia or by individuals for firewood and construction material in Haiti. Results in soil erosion and has been linked to broader ecological issues of a global nature. | 54 | |
| 163665582 | Demographic transition | The shift to both lower birthrates and lower death rates leading to more stable population dynamics. | 55 | |
| 163665583 | Developing world | Parts of the globe that have an economic system in which the process of industrial development is not advanced. | 56 | |
| 163665584 | Fascism | A political system that emerged in Europe combining ideas of extreme nationalism with authoritarian rule to oppose both liberal democracy and communism. | 57 | |
| 163665585 | Feminism | A social and political movement that views women as equal to men. | 58 | |
| 163665586 | Genocide | The planned systematic killing of a group of people. | 59 | |
| 163665587 | Globalization | The process by which national boundaries become increasingly less important as a result of economic, social, and cultural interactions between parts of the world. | 60 | |
| 163665588 | Guerrilla War | A fighting style that emphasizes irregular attacks and unconventional fighting methods. | 61 | |
| 163665589 | Multinational Corporation | A company with operations in a variety of different countries. | 62 | |
| 163665590 | Non-aligned nations | Countries that remained neutral during the cold war conflict between the US and USSR. | 63 | |
| 163665591 | Pacific Rim | Those areas that surround the Pacific ocean. Typically used to describe the new economic influence of the nations of Southeast Asia. | 64 | |
| 163665592 | Popular culture | Film music and sports are all important aspects of this term. Cultural issues of common identity | 65 | |
| 163665593 | Third world | Countries of the developing world especially in Latin America, Africa, and Asia | 66 | |
| 163665594 | Urbanization | The process involved in the growth of cities and the areas surrounding them. Occurs as part of the processes on industrialism and modernization. People migrate from rural areas of from other countries into rapidly growing cities so that they can take advantage of economic opportunity. | 67 |
