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7586161282Society!!!!!Society!!!0
7586085873Artisansomeone who is skillful and crafts objects with raw materials (Blacksmith)1
7586085874CasteA particular position in society to every single person. You can improve your position in the caste system in the next life through your good action and Karma.2
7586085875Classthe system of ordering a society in which people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.3
7586090258EgalitarianismCharacterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political and social life.4
7586090259Eliterich and noble people, upper class.5
7586094053EthnicityAffiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture..6
7586096462Extended Familya family that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a nuclear family, such as, Aunts and Uncles.7
7586096463Familya group of people all related to each other8
7586096464GenderMale or female.9
7586100483Immediate familythe whole family you started of with.10
7586100484Kinshipblood relationship11
7586123864LabourerSomone who works12
7586129219Merchantsomeone who buys and sells thing; somone who trades goods.13
7586132497NationalityIdentity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there. ( I'm from Canada so my nationality is Canadian.)14
7586136056Nuclear Familya family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner15
7586136057Patriarchya form of social organization oin which a male is the families head and title is traced through the male line.16
7586140143PolyandryIn which a woman has more than 1 husband.17
7586140144PolygamyThe practice of having more than one wife or husband at a time18
7586144314PolygynyThe practice of having more than 1 wife at a time.19
7586146753RaceA group of human beings distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics.20
7586152938Social hierarchy/ StratificationSocial stratification means that certain individuals (elites) have more power and influence than other individuals, such as commoners and slaves. In Neolithic times, social stratification emerged when food surpluses allowed some members of society to do things other than farm.21
7586158917Social Systemthe people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships22
7586158918Warriora fighter or soilder23
7586172465Politics!!!Politics!!!!24
7586202690Administrationthe process of running an empire or republic25
7586206083Authoritarianismthe enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.26
7586206084Balance of powerthe federal and the people have equal power.27
7586235594Bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.28
7586238426Casualtya person or thing badly affected or injured by a situation.29
7586238427Centralizationthe concentration of control of an activity or organization under a single authority.(dictator or monarch)30
7586241414Citya conglomeration of people and buildings clustered together to serve as a center of politics, culture, and economics31
7586241415City-statean independent city with its own rules sometimes takes control of surrounding land.32
7586244321Consolidationthe action or process of making something stronger or more solid/the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole.(making empries or cities together to make them stronger)33
7586248490Coup / Coup d'étata sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.34
7586248491Decentralizationthe transfer of authority from central to local government.35
7586252951Diplomacythe skill of manging international relations of nations or empires.36
7586252952Empirean extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.37
7586252953Eunucha male who got his private parts remove to serve the elites or emperor; usually to guard his wife or any other female of power.38
7586257859ImperialThe extension of political rule by one people over other, different peoples. First done by Sargon of Akkad to the Sumerian city states.39
7586262101InfrastructureThe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society.40
7586265387Institutionan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated41
7586265388Juntaa small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.42
7586268493Mobilizationthe process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war43
7586268494MonarchA king, [absolute single ruler]44
7601074168Monarchy. a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can vary from those of an absolute despot to those of a figurehead.45
7601181548Rebellionan act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.46
7601181549Regionan area on Earth's surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomenon47
7601188220Revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.48
7601191002Secessionformal separation from an alliance or federation49
7601191003StateA politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory50
7601193861Suffragethe right to vote51
7601196399TheocracyA system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.52
7601199990TransregionalAny activity that covers a region - which may be within a single country of covering several.53
7601207270Tribute / Tributary system.A system in which, from the time of the Han Empire, countries in East and Southeast Asia not under the direct control of empires based in China nevertheless enrolled as tributary states, acknowledging the superiority of the emperors in China.54
7586279750INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS & ENVIRONMENTINTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS & ENVIRONMENT55
7586283185Climateweather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.56
7586283186Deforestationthe action of clearing a wide area of trees.57
7586287514DemographyThe study of population dynamics. Demographics is important in the study of world history because population dynamics provide evidence of important historical trends, such as disease pandemics, and migrations. Diffusion. The spread of items from one place to another.58
7586287515Deserta landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation59
7586290804DesertificationDegradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting60
7586296655Diseasean infection, plague, or pathogens61
7586296656Diasporaused to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. Jews, for example, spread from Israel to western Asia and Mediterranean lands in antiquity and today can be found in other places.62
7586299424Emigrationmigration from a location63
7586299425Epidemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time (Black Plague)64
7586299426Erosion(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)65
7586303456Immigrationmigration from a location66
7586303457Metropolisthe capital, or chief city of a country or empire. (Alexandria or Washington D.C)67
7586306879Metropolethe parent state of a colony68
7586306880MigrationA permanent move to a new location69
7586309370MonsoonThese strong and predictable winds have long been ridden across the open sea by sailors, and the large amounts of rainfall that they deposit on parts of India, Southeast Asia, and China allow for the cultivation of several crops a year.p70
7586309371Pandemican epidemic that spreads throughout the world,71
7586312351Pathogenbacteria, or virus72
7586312352Populationall the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.73
7601241360Pull factors (as related to migration)positive conditions and perceptions that induce people to new locations from other areas74
7601246788Push factors (as related to migration)negative conditions and perceptions that induce people to leave their adobe and migrate to a new location75
7601248785Savanna / Savannaha grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. or Africa76
7601248786TechnologyThe way in which people adapt their knowledge to tools and inventions.77
7601251643Tundraa very vast treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America.78
7601251644UrbanThey are nucleated, with on one or more clear core areas. People who live in them work in non-agricultural jobs. (cities,capitals)79
7586315215CULTURE!!!CULTURE!!!80
7586317957AnimismA type of religious belief that focuses on the roles of the various gods and spirits in the natural world and in human events. Animist religions are polytheistic and have been practiced in almost every part of the world.81
7586321356Belief systema set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code.82
7586321357Codifyarrange (law or rules) into a systematic code.83
7586324056Culturethe behaviors and belied characteristics of a particular group84
7586324057Cultural DiffusionThe expansion and adoption of a cultural element, from its place of origin to a wider area.85
7586327932Cultural Synthesisthe blending of two or more cultural influences.86
7586331543IdeologyA systematic body of concepts that are characteristic of an individual, group or culture87
7586331544IndigenousProduced, living or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment88
7586334335Literacythe ability to read and write.89
7586341685MissionaryPeople from a certain religion that there job is to spread the word to other places around the world.90
7601262311MonotheismThe religious belief in one God. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all represent monotheist religions.91
7601264776Philosophythe study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.92
7601264777PolytheismReligious belief in more than one god. The ancient Greeks, for example, practice polytheism.93
7601267001Religionthe belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.94
7601274271SyncretismThe unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion. For example, when Christianity was adopted by people in a new land, they often incorporate it into their existing culture and traditions.95
7586341686ECONOMY!!!!ECONOMY!!!96
7601283536AgricultureThe raising of animals or the growing of crops on tended land to obtain food for primary consumption by a farmer's family or for sale off the farm97
7601283537Capitalisman economic system based on open competition in a free market, in which individuals and companies own the means of production and operate for profit98
7601285842Commercean interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce) trade; business.99
7601289104CommercializationThe transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourists alike in terms of economic activity.100
7601289105CommodityAn article of trade or commerce including agricultural or mining products that can be transported101
7601291492Communisma theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.102
7601291493Consumera person who purchases goods and services for personal use.103
7601291494CreditAn arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future.104
7601294094Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops105
7601294095CurrencyDefinition- A system of money in general use Significance- Many early civilizations used trade and other products as currency106
7601294096Domesticateto tame and animals for a purpose, or cultivate for a plant.107
7601297476Domesticsated animalsthe taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food108
7601297477Economymoney resource to buy things and give price to objects.109
7601299971Economy StructureEconomic structure is a term that describes the changing balance of output, trade, incomes and employment drawn from different sectors - ranging from primary to secondary to tertiary and Quaternary sectors110
7601305422Economy SystemMethod used by society to produce and distribute goods and services.111
7601307902Exportsend (goods or services) t another country for sale.112
7601307903Fertilitythe ability to reproduce113
7601309790ForageTo wander in search of food.114
7601313616Forced labour systema system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation.115
7601316645Importbring(goods or services) into a country from aboard for sale116
7601316646Industrializationthe process of developing machine production of goods117
7601319318Irrigationis the artificial application of water to the land or soil.118
7601319319MonetizationEstablishing something(Ex..gold or silver)as the legal tender of a country119
7601322606Nomadicgroups of people tending to travel and change settlements frequently120
7601322607Pack Animalan animal to carry heavy loads( bull to hoe the land or a donkey/camel for travel)121
7601324457Pastoralrelating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle.122
7601324458Producera person, company, or country, that grows, or supplies good or commodities for sale.123
7601324459Raw materialUnfinished goods consumed by a manufacturer in providing finished goods.124
7601327199Specialization of labourDefinition- The learned skill of a specific job Significance- With specialized labor people were best at what they worked at125
7601336580SurplusDefinition- An amount of something left over when requirements have been met Significance-The civilizations has surpluses of grain126

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