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10638757040Right or power to govern oneself, self determination.Autonomy (autonomous)0
10638760924An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), open competition, and desire for profit [opposite of socialism]Capitalism1
10638765640Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technologycivilization2
10638775955Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic communitycosmopolitan3
10638765641A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" statecolony4
10638779084A government where the citizens exercise political power through votingDemocracy5
10638790218The statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, death rate, migration)Demographics6
10638796873The breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration)Diaspora7
10638802228The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to anotherDiffusion8
10638802229A group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor)Empire9
10638804443the right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the governmentFranchise (enfranchisement)10
10638812641The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female)Gender11
10638818304The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national bordersGlobalization12
10638822367Dominant influence or authority over othershegemony13
10638826265The classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classesHierarchy14
10638826266Set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or governmentIdeology15
10638833667A society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where lineage and inheritance are traced from the motherMatriarchy16
10638833668A period of 1,000 yearsmillennium (plural= millennia)17
10638854228A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynastyMonarchy18
10638869916A government ruled by a small group of elitesOligarchy19
10638872587A society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male linePatriarchy20
10638876560A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political systemRevolution21
10638876561Relating to the countryside [opposite of urban]Rural22
10638885771An economic system based on public ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality [opposite of capitalism]Socialism23
10638892605Supreme authority within territorial boundariesSovereignty (sovereign)24
10638905769Relating to, or occupying space; "across space"Spatial (spatially)25
10638912796Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupationSpecialization26
10638912797An area with its own independent government [NOTE: "state" can refer to the place (country) or the government]State27
10638918926the legal right to voteSufferage28
10638939551The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditionsSyncretism29
10638948936Relating to the sequence of time; "over time"Temporal (temporally)30
10638957120relating to a cityUrban31

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