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4822750627AutonomyThe right or power to govern oneself0
4822750628CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership of the means of production (opposite of socialism)1
4822750629CivilizationComplex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advance technology2
4822750630ColonyA foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state3
4822750631CosmopolitanConsisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a world diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community4
4822750632DemocracyA government where the citizens exercise political power through voting5
4822750633DemographicThe statistical characteristics of human populations6
4822750634DiasporaThe breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration)7
4822750635DiffusionThe spread of cultural traditions from one area or a group of people to another8
4822750636EmpireA group or territories of people ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor)9
4822750637Franchise (enfranchisement)The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government10
4822750638GenderThe behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex11
4822750639GlobalizationThe process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across the world12
4822750640HegemonyDominant influence or authority over others13
4822750641HierarchyThe classification (or racking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social class14
4822750642IdeologySomeone IDEAS, beliefs especially relating to human life, cultural, or government15
4822750643MatriarchyIs a side of road by women a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where line and inheritance are traced from the mother16
4822750644MillenniumA period of 1000 years17
4822750645MonarchyA government government ruled by single person, typically chosen from the royal family or dynasty18
4822750646OligarchyA government ruled by a small group of elites19
4822750647PatriarchyA society ruled by men; social organizations marked by supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line20
4822750648RevolutionA dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system21
4822750649RuralRelating to the countryside (opposite of urban)22
4822750650SocialismAn economic system based on public ownership of the means of production sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality (opposite of capitalism)23
4822750651SovereigntySupreme authority within territorial boundaries24
4822750652SpatialRelating to, or occupying space; " across space"25
4822750653SpecializationProcess of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation26
4822750654StateAn area with its own independent government27
4822750655SuffrageThe legal right to vote28
4822750656SyncretismThe blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions29
4822750657TemporalRelating to the sequence of time; "over time"30
4822750658UrbanRelating to a city (opposite of rural)31

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