Lang. of History Flashcards

75795234	globalization	The process of developing economic, social, cultural and political interdependence across international borders.
75795235	specialization	A specific occupation practiced by an individual.
75795236	capitalism	An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned.
75795237	socialism	An economic system in which the factors of production are publicly owned.
75795238	syncretism	The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions.
75795239	diffusion	The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another.
75795240	empire	A major political unit controlling territory or people under a single sovereign authority.
75795241	colony	A body of people living in a territory under the authority of a parent state.
75795242	hegemony	Dominant influence or authority over others.
75795243	demographics	The statistical characteristics of human populations.
75795244	diaspora	The breaking up and scattering of a people.
75795245	temporally	Relating to the sequence of time; "over time."
75795246	spatially	Relating to, or occupying space; "across space."
75795247	monarchy	Rule by a single person.
75795248	oligarchy	Government by a small group of elites.
75795249	democracy	A government by the people based on direct or indirect representation.
75795250	hierarchy	The classification of people based on economic, social or professional standing.
75795251	patriarchy	Social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line.
75795252	matriarchy	Social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line.
75795253	gender	The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex i.e. male or female.
75795254	point of view	A person's perspective, typically influenced by class, gender and culture.
75795255	bias	An iclination to observe situations from a preconceived point of view.
75795256	continuity	Uninterrupted connection; the continuation of a preexisting entity.
75795257	suffrage	The legal right to vote.
75795258	franchise (enfranchisement)	A right or freedom by the government; the right to vote.
75795259	sovereignty	Supreme authority within territorial boundaries.
75795260	autonomy	The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination.
75795261	revolution	A drastic and far reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving.
75795262	cosmopolitan	Common to or representative of many parts of the world; not national or local.