10551816814 | Autonomy (autonomous) | The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination | 0 | |
10551816815 | Capitalism | An 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] | 1 | |
10551816816 | civilization | Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology | 2 | |
10551816817 | colony | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state | 3 | |
10551816818 | cosmopolitan | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community | 4 | |
10551816819 | Democracy | A government where the citizens exercise political power through voting | 5 | |
10551816820 | Demographics | The statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, death rate, migration) | 6 | |
10551857216 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration) | 7 | |
10551861192 | Diffusion | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another | 8 | |
10551871428 | Empire | A group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor) | 9 | |
10551876428 | Franchise (enfranchisement) | The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government | 10 | |
10551885279 | Gender | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female) | 11 | |
10551891663 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders | 12 | |
10551909586 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others | 13 | |
10551913002 | Hierarchy | The classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes | 14 | |
10551914980 | Ideology | Set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government | 15 | |
10551921663 | Matriarchy | A 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 mother | 16 | |
10551948853 | millennium (plural: millennia) | a period of 1,000 years | 17 | |
10551961814 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty | 18 | |
10551979434 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of elites | 19 | |
10551998235 | Patriarchy | A society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line | 20 | |
10552061758 | Revolution | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system | 21 | |
10552061759 | Rural | relating to the countryside [opposite of urban] | 22 | |
10552061760 | Socialism | an economic system based on public ownership of the means of production (land, labor, Rob materials, tours, etc), Sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality [opposite of capitalism] | 23 | |
10552061761 | Sovereignty (sovereign) | Supreme authority within territorial boundaries | 24 | |
10552061762 | Spatial (spatially) | Relating to, or occupying space; "across space" | 25 | |
10552061763 | Specialization | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation | 26 | |
10552061764 | State | an area with its own independent government [ NOTE: "state" can refer to the place (country) or the government] | 27 | |
10552061765 | Suffrage | the legal right to vote | 28 | |
10552061766 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 29 | |
10552061767 | Temporal (temporally) | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 30 | |
10552061768 | urban | relating to a city | 31 |
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