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82650506Globalizationthe process of developing economic, social, cultural and political interdependence across international borders.0
82650507Specializationa specific occupation practiced by an individual1
82650508Capitalisman economic system in which the factors of the production are privately owned.2
82650509socialisman economic system in which the factors of the production are publicly owned, and operated for the good of all.3
82650510syncretismthe blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions4
82650511diffusionthe spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another5
82650512empirea major political unit controlling territory or people under a single sovereign authority6
82650513colonya body of peple living in a territory under the authority of a parent state7
82650514hegemonydominant influence or authority oer others8
82650515demographicsthe statistical characteristics of human populations9
82650516diasporathe breaking up and scattering of a people10
82650517temporallyrelating to the sequence of time; "over time"11
82650518spatiallyrelating to, or occupying space; "across space"12
82650519monarchyrule by a single person13
82650520oligarchygovernment by a small group of elites14
82650521democracya government by the people based on economic, social, or professional standing15
82650522suffragethe legal right to vote16
82650523franchiseor enfranchisement: a right or freedome granted by the government; the right to vote17
82650524sovereigntysupreme authority within territorial boundaries18
82650525autonomythe right or power to govern oneself; self-determination19
82650526revolutiona drastic and far reaching change in ways of thining and behaving20
82650527cosmopolitancommon to or representative of many parts of the world; not national of local21

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