The Language of History {Part 1} Flashcards
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| 80762769 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, social, cultural, and political interdependence across international borders. | 0 | |
| 80762770 | Capitalism | An economic system in which factors of production are privately owned. | 1 | |
| 80762771 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religions or cultural traditons. | 2 | |
| 80762772 | Hierarchy | The classification of people based on economic, social, or professional standing. | 3 | |
| 80762773 | Democracy | A government by the people based on direct or indirect representation. | 4 | |
| 80762774 | Specialization | A specific occupation pratciced by an individual. | 5 | |
| 80762775 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of people. | 6 | |
| 80762776 | Colony | A body of people living in a territory under the authority of a parent state. | 7 | |
| 80762777 | Socialism | An economic system in which factors of production are publicly owned, and operated for the good of all. | 8 | |
| 80762778 | Temporally | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 9 | |
| 80762779 | Empire | A major political unit controlling territory or people under a single sovereign authority. | 10 | |
| 80762780 | Patriarchy | Social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line. | 11 | |
| 80762781 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others. | 12 | |
| 80762782 | Spatially | Relating to, or occupying space; "across space" | 13 | |
| 80762783 | Diffusion | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another. | 14 | |
| 80762784 | OIigarchy | Government by a small group of elites. | 15 | |
| 80762785 | Demographics | The statistical characteristics of human populations. | 16 | |
| 80762786 | Monarchy | Rule by a single person. | 17 |